The explosive demolition of a structure was investigated using toppling, implosion, and progressive collapse techniques. Several alternative column spacings were designed for a model eight-story office building, and included all critical structural members as well as a materials cost estimate. The three explosive demolition techniques were then applied to the model building to establish not only a demolition design plan but also to determine the performance characteristics of the various explosive demolition techniques.

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Creator

• Kennedy, Daniel William
• Billings, Matthew Brooks

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 02D005M

Advisor

• Albano, Leonard D.

Year

• 2002

Date created

• 2002-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Civil Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright