Construction Fails

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   E1. Episode 1

   Sep 6, 2022 · 22m

   A double telescopic crane collapse, a barge capsizing and a 187-ton bridge span all careening into a quiet residential Dutch neighborhood resulting in the total destruction of dozens of homes. The reason? A combination of wind, lack of balance and crane operator error.

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   E2. Episode 2

   Sep 13, 2022 · 23m

   In Asia, we witness a variety of construction site collapses: massive holes in the ground that implode in dramatic fashion, hurling retaining walls, roads and equipment dozens of meters below into a pit. Substandard soil conditions and reclaimed land seem to be the biggest reasons for these fails.

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   E3. Episode 3

   Sep 20, 2022 · 22m

   A look at the Notre Dame Cathedral fire in the spring of 2019. Infrastructure fail that contributed to making the fire much more devastating than it should have been. Why earthquakes destroy some buildings but not others.

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   E4. Episode 4

   Sep 27, 2022 · 22m

   We take a take a look at scaffolding, an integral piece of construction equipment. When it fails, the results can be catastrophic. But why does it fail? We examine the reasons through multiple examples.

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   E5. Episode 5

   Oct 4, 2022 · 22m

   Glass may be the most popular construction material in the modern age, but constructing with glass is challenging and dangerous. We investigate the effect of nickel sulfide inclusion on glass. Then, machines gone rogue, London's Grenfell Tower, and a double crane that collapses at the Caracas subway construction.

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   E6. Episode 6

   Oct 11, 2022 · 22m

   The vast majority of demolitions rely on the excavator to bring the building down. In this episode, we witness the perfect way to do it and contrast it with multiple examples of demolition by excavator fails. Operator error, unstable ground, unpredictable fall angles – we show it all.

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