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5 Types of Demolition

There are 5 main types of demolition: manual demolition for smaller homes, mechanical demolition using equipment like bulldozers and cranes, implosion which uses controlled explosions, undermining which removes structural supports to cause collapse, and deconstruction which is the most environmentally friendly approach involving careful disassembly. Each demolition project requires expert teams to safely handle environmental, engineering, dismantling and other issues to ensure predictability. Hydraulic bursting is another method that uses drilled holes and pressurized water to crack and remove concrete structures in a controlled way.

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5 Types of Demolition

There are 5 main types of demolition: manual demolition for smaller homes, mechanical demolition using equipment like bulldozers and cranes, implosion which uses controlled explosions, undermining which removes structural supports to cause collapse, and deconstruction which is the most environmentally friendly approach involving careful disassembly. Each demolition project requires expert teams to safely handle environmental, engineering, dismantling and other issues to ensure predictability. Hydraulic bursting is another method that uses drilled holes and pressurized water to crack and remove concrete structures in a controlled way.

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5 Types of Demolition

The general rule to choosing a demolition style is the safest and simplest method that can do the
job. You may think that demolition is easy, but selecting the appropriate style is extremely
important. There are multiple types of demolition procedures used to take down structures. The
size of the building and the location are factors in determining the most appropriate type.
Each project has to be handled by an expert team. They have to cover environmental
remediation, engineering, dismantling, demolition, explosives, materials and the technology
issues to guarantee complete predictability of the demolition.

The first one and the most indicated for smaller home is simple manual demolition. We talk
about mechanical demolition when it involves rams, bulldozers, cranes, and excavators. Usually
professionals use a combination of manual and mechanical.
The most dramatic are implosion and undermining. Removing important supporting structures
usually near the base causes the collapse of the building, this is undermining demolition.
Implosion could seem the most quick but it takes a long time to set up and a long time to clean
up. A controlled series of explosions causes a collapse of the structure while building will come
down into its own footprint. This process could be risky and it is only used as a last resort.
Deconstruction or green demolition is the most environmentally sound method of demolition. It
involves a slow and careful process that is almost the reverse of the construction method. This

method usually tries to save as much material as possible for reuse as reclaimed or recycled
materials in new projects.

Hydraulic Bursting

Hydraulic bursting is a
method
of
controlled
demolition comprised of
drilling a series of holes in
predetermined
positions
through the wall or floor in
question, and then using
the hydraulic burster to
force the concrete to crack,
therefore enabling removal.
The concrete bursting
system
is
particularly
suited to the demolition of
foundations, pillars, bearers
and concrete walls over
300mm (12") thick.

As the lateral pressure from the motor through to the burster


heads builds against the sides of the holes, cracks are induced in
the concrete, following the weaknesses created by the other,
previously drilled holes. The depth can be increased by adding
more burster heads. The maximum bursting power possible
amounts to 2000 ton's psi. The hydraulic bursting demolition
method is very quiet and non-vibrational and can be carried out
within occupied areas.

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