Construction Fails
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About Construction Fails
Construction Fails is a documentary TV series that premiered on August 15, 2022. It has 3 seasons and 20 episodes so far and is still airing new episodes. The latest episode, Season 3 Episode 6 "Sudden Impact", aired on June 2, 2026.
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20 episodes · 3 seasons
Season 1
2022 · 8 episodes · Last episode: 4 years ago
- E8
- E7
7. Odcinek 7
- E6
6. Episode 6
- E5
5. Odcinek 5
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.
- E4
4. Episode 4
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
- E3
3. Episode 3
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
- E2
2. Episode 2
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.
- E1
1. Episode 1
Account of one of the most dramatic construction disasters in recent history: two telescopic cranes collapsing, barges swaying and a 187-ton section of bridge crashing into a quiet residential neighborhood, causing the destruction of several buildings.
Season 2
2025 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 1 year ago
- E6
6. Super-Sized Collapse
Fails include an Italian supermarket collapse, amusement parks ablaze, India’s tunnel rescue, a light rail fail and a roofless stadium.
- E5
5. The Sinking City
Lightning bolts cause constSurviving Jeffrey Epsteinruction mayhem, cities all over the world are sinking, cooling towers are collapsing, and India’s bridges are falling down.
- E4
4. Columbia's Fatal Flaw
Was the space shuttle Columbia an accident ready to happen? A Chinese bridge takes a deadly hit. A terrible mistake leads to a deadly stage collapse.
- E3
3. Tanker Truck Tragedy
A Philadelphia overpass catches fire; a radio telescope plummets, plus a sinking airport and Nigeria’s collapse crisis.
- E2
2. Fault Line Fiasco
Earthquake-proof buildings fall down in Turkey; two gantry cranes bump into each other; a battery factory blows up; and a bridge collapses in Dresden
- E1
1. Charm City Catastrophe
A ship breaks a Baltimore bridge; a Dutch stadium loses its top; a Manhattan crane catches fire; plus a crooked English pub and a "poonami" in China.
Season 3
2026 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 5 months ago
- E6
6. Sudden Impact
Investigate sudden structural disasters as floods, fires, eruptions and collapses expose deadly failures in design, weather and engineering
- E5
5. Too Heavy to Hold
An oversized billboard falls in Mumbai, too much snow collapses roofs in Minnesota, São Paulo subway tunnels cave in, and eerie 'ghost-scrapers' remain unfinished
- E4
4. Hidden Flaws
Investigators try to work out why the only Bangkok building to collapse in an earthquake was the newest one. Plus, a devastating Danish fire and a deadly wind from a tall tower
- E3
3. Condo Collapse
An American condo collapses, India's dams are in distress, Italy's must save its other leaning tower, an aircraft goes awry, and a nightclub in Mallorca collapses
- E2
2. Trouble In Thailand
Brace for disaster as highways fall, bridges collapse and buildings crumble in a global tour of shocking engineering failures.
- E1
1. Sinkhole City
Was a bridge collapse caused by a piece too big to fail? Which apartment blocks are fires waiting to burn? Why does China have so many sinkholes?
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The most recent episode of Construction Fails, Season 3 Episode 6 "Sudden Impact", aired on June 2, 2026.
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