Practical Engineering (2014) | All episodes

The 100 Year Flood Is Not What You Think It Is (Maybe)

Release Date: Mar 7, 2016

How Do Sinkholes Form?

Release Date: Jun 28, 2017

How Water Towers Work

Release Date: Dec 10, 2018

What is a Weir?

Release Date: Feb 25, 2019

How Electricity Generation Really Works

Release Date: Jul 23, 2019

Flow and Pressure in Pipes Explained

Release Date: Apr 6, 2021

Do Pumps Create Pressure or Flow?

Release Date: May 4, 2021

The Fluid Effects That Kill Pumps

Release Date: Jun 1, 2021

What Really Happened at the Arecibo Telescope?

Release Date: Jul 20, 2021

What Really Happened at the Millennium Tower?

Release Date: Nov 16, 2021

Why Retaining Walls Collapse

Release Date: Dec 7, 2021

What Really Happened During the 2003 Blackout?

Release Date: Feb 15, 2022

The Most Mindblowing Infrastructure in My City

Release Date: Mar 25, 2022

The Bizarre Paths of Groundwater around Structures

Release Date: Jun 7, 2022

4 Myths About Construction Debunked

Release Date: Jun 21, 2022

What Happens When a Reservoir Goes Dry?

Release Date: Jul 19, 2022

What Really Happened with the Substation Attack in North Carolina?

Release Date: Jan 17, 2023

East Palestine Train Derailment Explained

Release Date: Apr 18, 2023

Where Does Grounded Electricity Actually Go?

Release Date: Aug 1, 2023

Why Railroads Don't Need Expansion Joints

Release Date: Dec 5, 2023

The Most Confusing Part of the Power Grid

Release Date: Jan 4, 2024

Every Kind of Bridge Explained in 15 Minutes

Release Date: May 21, 2024

How French Drains Work

Release Date: Aug 6, 2024

The Hidden Engineering of Landfills

Release Date: Sep 3, 2024

Why Are Cooling Towers Shaped Like That?

Release Date: Nov 5, 2024