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Building in process of demolition rolls over and makes a 180

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Well, this is one the weirdest things I've heard of. Instead of being imploded the Turkish building, a former factory built in the late 1920s, did a 180 and tumble rolled with it's roof hitting the ground and the bottom most where the basement was now sticking up in the air. At least no one was hurt or killed. This is weirder than "The Poseidon Adventure". I guess if they still want to tear it down they'll use a crane with wrecking ball.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1203676/Turkey-demolition-goes-dramatically-wrong-building-fell-tumbled-like-matchbox.html
 
Not weird; good builders, especially in the old days, made 'em GOOD.

Throughout the midwest a lot of demolition teams were befuddled by
old-style brick smokestacks and grain silos when they tried to blow 'em down.
Not unusual for them to have to have to go back and do three or four shots
before they can get 'em to fall.

In the old days, engineers and masons didn't try to skim buildings to the
LEAST amount of materials and strength they can get away with to save
a few bucks. They built things to LAST....
 
There's a reason there's only one company that has stood the test of time in this business...
 
A implosion didn't go as planned recently in Portsmouth Virginia, USA. On the first try only about half of an old chemical factory collapsed. I'm wondering if the job was rushed in connection with a controversy over the inspection procedures in regards to hazardous substance (chemical and asbestos) presence/containment. The existing permit was about to expire and a renewal might have been delayed by further inspections and inspection standard discussion. After a few weeks a new permit was issued and the remainder of the building imploded.

I suspect experience helps identify how much of the structure can be relied upon to help drag other sections down without severing more columns or beams with additional explosive charges.
 
Mr. B said:
Lindley said:
Mr. B said:
There's a reason there's only one company that has stood the test of time in this business...
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They demolished the competition?
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One company doesn't screw up like this, Controlled Demolition, Inc.
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yeah some-one definately screwed the pooch here - taking a chunk of the building they way they did mean the thing was going to go over like a felled tree.

The outside of the building should of been left in intact and the internal structures blown so it would collapse in on it's self.
 
JustAFriend said:
Not weird; good builders, especially in the old days, made 'em GOOD.

Throughout the midwest a lot of demolition teams were befuddled by
old-style brick smokestacks and grain silos when they tried to blow 'em down.
Not unusual for them to have to have to go back and do three or four shots
before they can get 'em to fall.

In the old days, engineers and masons didn't try to skim buildings to the
LEAST amount of materials and strength they can get away with to save
a few bucks. They built things to LAST....
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Well..... not exactly. Older buildings and structures often had to be over-engineered because of the limited types of materials they had access to, and the limited amount of accurate structural engineering and modelling they were able to do . It's not that today's architects don't want their buildings to last, it's that they don't have to build a brick wall six feet thick at the base just to get a four story building to stand up properly. Those old silos were built solid and thick as hell because if they weren't they wouldn't have stood up in the first place. Today's silo would be lighter and cheaper to construct, would be just as durable over the lifetime use of the construction, and then would be easier to tear down if you wanted to. Doesn't mean the brick and mortar way is "better" just because it's harder to take it down with demolition explosives.

And believe me, even in the good olds days, if the boss said "skimp" you skimped. You are privy to the old buildings that are still around and you can marvel at their longevity, but what about the millions that aren't still around?
 
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