Concrete columns fall as Bat Bridge demolition stays on schedule. We have been following the ongoing demolition of the Bay Bridge – sadly, at a distance – for some months now. So we were delighted to uncover this excellent video that shows the ongoing demolition of the old bridge’s concrete supporting columns.
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Video – Bay Bridge update…
Are these the 10 best blasts of 2014…?
Curbed magazine has chosen its 10 most aesthetically-pleasing implosions of the year. Beauty, as they say, is in the eye of the beholder (which suggests that Piers Morgan’s wife must have very strange eyes indeed). But curbed magazine has pulled together a compilation of the most aesthetically-pleasing demolition blasts of the past 12 months. Regardless…Read moreRead more
Video – Russian stand-up star…
Russians end demolition year with egg on their faceski. It was an opportunity to see out the old year with a spectacular high rise blast for the ages. But good fortune was, apparently, still feeling the effects of its Christmas excesses when Russian engineers hit the plunger on this high rise blast. And, instead of…Read moreRead more
Video – We wish you a Merry Christmas…
A very merry Christmas and a safe, happy and prosperous New Year to all the readers of DemolitionNews.com.
Video – Epic stadium implosion…
Kyle Field checks out in awesome style. In some ways, it’s a shame that this film didn’t drop just a few days later; because this would be a truly awesome way in which to draw a veil over 2014. The implosion of a portion of the Kyle Field stadium this weekend was an object lesson…Read moreRead more
Video – You know they do more than push, right?
Hammer and shear double as demolition poles as Cali pool comes down. Contractor Choppin Demolition Services describes it as the “granddaddy of all pool demolition projects”. We can’t confirm that but any demolition project in California is immediately of interest. And while we might question the use of the shear and hammer attachments as something…Read moreRead more
Video – Where apartments are made from dust…
Moroccan demolition shows that best practice universality is a long way off. A severe lack of both personal protective equipment and site perimeter demarcation are just a few of the clues that this work is not taking place in Europe or the US. However, in a country where apartment buildings are apparently made from dust…Read moreRead more
Video – Aussie gantry blasted…
Precision Demolition demolishes ore stockpile gantry. Ever wanted to get up close and personal with a quarry plant implosion? Well, now is your chance. This video comes courtesy of Precision Demolition and features the explosive demolition of an ore stockpile gantry in the Western Australia state. Check it out:
Video – Gilpin takes it to the bridge…
Overnight possession drops Devon’s Dry Bridge. The overnight demolition of the Dry Bridge over the A38 in Devon took place last month. And it is not without irony that the Highways Agency – the body that insists that everything is done immediately and enforces that with stiff financial penalties – has taken about a month…Read moreRead more
Video – Erith conducts nuclear “blast”…
Contractor pioneers use of pyrotechnics on concrete at Dungeness A power station. Pyrotechnics have been used for the first time in the challenge to demolish the redundant turbine hall at Magnox’s Dungeness A Site. Contractor Erith Group used 16 small Autostem pyrotechnic cartridges in the two metre thick concrete plinth above turbo-generator four condenser, with…Read moreRead more
