Smash Lab 1
2007-11-26 | Documentary | 13 episodes2 Seasons
Episode
Blast Proof House (2007)
Can the team use the latest aviation break through to prevent a car or bus crossing the meridian and smashing into oncoming traffic? The team tries to re-purpose an amazing technology called an aerated concrete arrestor bed.
Crash Absorbing Concrete (2008)
Engineers determine if a new aviation technology called an aerated concrete arrestor bed can be used to prevent out-of-control vehicles from crossing the highway median and plowing into oncoming traffic.
Hurricane Proof House (2008)
The team tests a kind of carbon fiber to see, if it could be used to reinforce tunnels or keep a house from being destroyed in a hurricane.
Train Crash (2008)
In response to the fact that over 3000 people die each year due to railroad crossing accidents, the team tests the idea to use large airbags, located at the front of the train, so cars are safely pushed away.
Earthquake Proof House (2008)
The team tries to figure out if technology can be used to isolate a house from the shaking of the ground, caused by an earthquake.
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