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Construction Fails

9.3 2022 Documentary

A factual, fast paced, adrenalin-driven show featuring the biggest, strangest, and most jaw-dropping mishaps from the world of construction.

Episode 1

Episode 1 22m A double telescopic crane collapse, a barge capsizing and a 187-ton bridge span all careening into a quiet…

Episode 2

Episode 2 23m In Asia, we witness a variety of construction site collapses: massive holes in the ground that implode in…

Episode 3

Episode 3 22m A look at the Notre Dame Cathedral fire in the spring of 2019. Infrastructure fail that contributed to…

Episode 4

Episode 4 22m We take a take a look at scaffolding, an integral piece of construction equipment. When it fails, the…

Episode 5

Episode 5 22m Glass may be the most popular construction material in the modern age, but constructing with glass is challenging…

Episode 6

Episode 6 22m The vast majority of demolitions rely on the excavator to bring the building down. In this episode, we…

Episode 7

Episode 7 22m Construction cranes are towers in the sky—except when they collapse. Learn about crane collapses in Seattle, Manhattan and…

Episode 8

Episode 8 22m The Artz Pedregal Mall in Mexico City had only been open a few months before the cantilevered section…

Episode 9

Episode 9 23m A look at destruction at New Orleans' Hard Rock Hotel. The catastrophe left two cranes precariously dangling from…

Episode 10

Episode 10 23m The Big Dig in Boston was America’s most expensive infrastructure project ever. Delays and cost over-runs are legendary,…

Episode 11

Episode 11 23m The proliferation of heavy, oftentimes overloaded, transport truck traffic in China is having unintended consequences: the collapse of…

Episode 12

Episode 12 23m We examine the crawler crane—the heavyweight champion of the construction industry. When things go wrong with this crane,…

Episode 13

Episode 13 23m We begin with an in-depth look at one of the most prolific materials in the world: the science…

Episode 14

Episode 14 23m The Glasgow Tower in Scotland is the tallest fully rotating tower in the world, but few have ever…

Episode 15

Episode 15 23m A look a the collapse of the Ponte Morandi (Morandi Bridge) in Genoa, 2018. Multiple camera angles capture…

Episode 16

Episode 16 23m The Millennium Tower was known as the most prestigious new condo tower in San Francisco. Now it’s known…

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