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Humans have been building for more than 10,000 years were engineering experts and yet every year, tales emerge of construction calamities from all over the world. Shoddy workmanship, bad planning and poor research combine in these tales of technological woe. The packaging on the box set of engineering disasters 420 plus new orleans. This documentary examines engineering and explains how failures of imagination rather than miscalculations can often lead to disaster and how engineers can. Modern marvels engineering disasters 11 tv episode 2004. This episode investigates a stage collapse at the indiana state fair that leaves seven concertgoers dead. This mini series covers the mishaps and flaws that lead to the failing of modern technology, and how the problem was solved or the damage contained. From the hilarious to the mindboggling, from the deadly to the bankbusting, this series showcases some of the most outrageous structural disasters and the genius resolutions to get things back on track. Experts investigate why this sinkhole disaster was one of the greatest engineering catastrophes in american history. Watch engineering catastrophes full episodes online. Humans have been building for more than 10, 000 years were engineering experts and yet every year, tales emerge of construction calamities from all over the world. Arts and entertainment network new video group death seeps out of the ground into homes sitting on a toxic waste dump at love canal in new york. The engineering world has seen some great achievements.
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