{"id":1742,"date":"2026-07-27T10:51:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T09:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viasatexplore.eu\/episode\/massive-engineering-mistakes-s5e8-quake-of-christchurch\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T15:13:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T14:13:02","slug":"massive-engineering-mistakes-s5e8-quake-of-christchurch","status":"publish","type":"vsei_episode","link":"https:\/\/viasatexplore.eu\/lv\/episode\/massive-engineering-mistakes-s5e8-quake-of-christchurch\/","title":{"rendered":"Milz\u012bgas in\u017eenierijas k\u013c\u016bdas \u2014 5. sezona, 8. s\u0113rija \u2014 Krist\u010der\u010das zemestr\u012bce"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vsei-meta\"><span><b>Series:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/viasatexplore.eu\/lv\/serija\/milzigas-inzenieru-kludas\/\">Milz\u012bgas in\u017eenierijas k\u013c\u016bdas<\/a><\/span><span><b>Season:<\/b> 5<\/span><span><b>Episode:<\/b> 8<\/span><span><b>Production year:<\/b> 2021<\/span><\/div>\n<h2>Synopsis<\/h2>\n<p>Tragedy strikes as an earthquake wipes out a building full of people in Christchurch in New Zealand; experts investigate an inadequate structural design and weakness in critical supporting columns.<\/p>\n<h3>About the series<\/h3>\n<p>From the extraordinary to the ridiculous, this series uncovers the epic fails and near misses engineers would rather not talk about. 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