Extreme Engineering Season 1

April. 13,2003      TV-G
Rating:
7.4
Trailer Synopsis

Extreme Engineering covers major construction projects from all around the world. Some are futuristic projects that may never be done, others are projects that are on there way to completion.

Episode 10 : Widening the Panama Canal
June. 04,2003
A documentary looking at plans to update the Panama Canal. This magnificent waterway cuts through 50 miles of tropical jungle, allowing ships to travel easily from the Atlantic to the Pacific. However, time has passed this engineering marvel by - many modern supercargo ships are three times the size the canal can safely accommodate, so plans are in motion to widen the structure. The project faces all manner of environmental challenges, as well as leaving the canal closed to…
Episode 9 : Boston's Big Dig
May. 28,2003
Boston's new transport system, which features a multi-lane underground highway and the world's widest cable-stayed bridge
Episode 8 : Holland's Barriers to the Sea
May. 21,2003
Dutch engineers must overcome rising waters in the North Sea to protect their land.
Episode 7 : Building Hong Kong's Airport
May. 14,2003
Hong Kong has outgrown its small airport and quickly needed a new one in order to maintain its high traffic flow. The only place to put this new world class airport... 16 miles out in the ocean. This would require 22 miles of new super highway. It was predicted to take decades, but engineers were only given 7 years to build it.
Episode 6 : Tunneling Under the Alps
May. 07,2003
A tunnel over 35 miles long is to be dug under the Swiss Alps to redirect Europe's traffic. This $7 billion project will take 6 years to complete with man and machine fighting the mountains 24/7.
Episode 5 : Bridging the Bering Strait
April. 30,2003
Imagine driving across a bridge near the North Pole, or going from New York to London in just an hour through a tunnel under the Atlantic Ocean. These are just some of the awe-inspiring projects of today's builders and engineers. Jaw-dropping computer animation illustrates the largest, most outrageous projects ever conceived. As students learn about stretching the boundaries of modern engineering, they also gain understanding of the technological design process and come to understand how physics and chemistry are utilized to solve modern human engineering challenges.
Episode 4 : City in a Pyramid
April. 23,2003
This episode features Shimizu's Pyramid City, which would include dozens of 100-story skyscrapers with more than a million workers as part of a giant pyramid on the sea to provide more living space in Japan. Concepts such as construction robots, electricity issues, and building materials are examined. The pyramid could withstand a tidal wave, and perhaps protect the city as well.
Episode 3 : Transatlantic Tunnel
April. 16,2003
The concept of building a tunnel across the Atlantic Ocean is talked about. It talks about the problems involved, and how it might someday be possible. At the end it examines the concept of a submarine hitting the tunnel, and how hopefully this wouldn't ruin it.
Episode 2 : Subways in America
April. 15,2003
This episode explores the current New York City subway and the plans for renovation. Also the World Trade Center Station post 9/11 and its hasty repair.
Episode 1 : Tokyo's Sky City
April. 13,2003
It examines the concept of constructing a giant tower in Japan that wouldn't be a just a building, but a public city in the sky. At the end it talks about what a fire in the building would be like and how the fire department would handle it.

Seasons

Season 9
Season 9 2011
Season 8
Season 8 2010
Season 7
Season 7 2009
Season 6
Season 6 2007
Season 5
Season 5 2006
Season 4
Season 4 2006
Season 3
Season 3 2005
Season 2
Season 2 2004
Season 1
Season 1 2003

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