{"id":1745,"date":"2026-07-27T10:51:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T09:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viasatexplore.eu\/episode\/massive-engineering-mistakes-s5e9-california-flood-fiasco\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T15:13:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T14:13:02","slug":"massive-engineering-mistakes-s5e9-california-flood-fiasco","status":"publish","type":"vsei_episode","link":"https:\/\/viasatexplore.eu\/ro\/episode\/massive-engineering-mistakes-s5e9-california-flood-fiasco\/","title":{"rendered":"Gre\u0219eli tehnice grave \u2014 Sezonul 5, Episodul 9 \u2014 Dezastrul inunda\u021biilor din California"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vsei-meta\"><span><b>Series:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/viasatexplore.eu\/ro\/serie\/greseli-ingineresti-grave\/\">Gre\u0219eli masive de inginerie<\/a><\/span><span><b>Season:<\/b> 5<\/span><span><b>Episode:<\/b> 9<\/span><span><b>Anul de produc\u021bie:<\/b> 2021<\/span><\/div>\n<h2>Synopsis<\/h2>\n<p>Flood waters rip away a major highway crossing in California; experts use the latest tech to investigate and reveal bridge scouring with unsupported concrete columns exposed for failure.<\/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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