Demolition of Jefferies Steam Plant nears completion. After towering over Lake Moultrie for more than 60 years, the landmark smokestacks and the Jefferies Generating Station are being torn down. The coal-fired generating units at Jefferies shut down when 2012 came to a close, but the idled plant has remained as a reminder of coal’s waning…Read moreRead more
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Video – Running out of steam…
Video – Gear down…
Explosive demolition drives another nail into the coffin of the UK coal indutry. The last standing winding gear house on the deepest coal mine in the UK and Europe has been felled via a controlled explosion. The demolition of the winding gear at Kellingley Colliery – which closed in December 2016 – marks the end…Read moreRead more
Video – Protective measures…
A blast wall has been erected ahead of the Georgia Dome implosion. How do you protect a building valued at around $1.5 billion while imploding one worth a few hundred million? That is the challenge facing the demolition crew ahead of the much-anticipated demolition of the famous Georgia Dome stadium which begins with an implosion…Read moreRead more
Video – Attack the stack…
100 metre tall New York stack felled in controlled blast. A controlled blast has changed the skyline of Ravena, New York for ever. Constructed in 1961, Holcim’s 350′ tall, 36′ wide smoke stack was safely imploded on 5 November 2017.
Video – It’s a sign…!
Taking down a sign should not be this hard. Felling a seemingly flimsy sign sat atop what looks to be a wooden pole should be a pretty straightforward task, particularly is you’re using a hydraulic excavator. But this is no ordinary sign. It is a sign that is vaguely crucifix-shaped, and it bears the slogan…Read moreRead more
Video – Going their separate ways…
Precise blast splits Australian power station in two. The landmark Northern Power Station boilers were successfully felled at the Northern Power Station site in Port Augusta this morning. The two 10,000 tonne structures were demolished at 9:00 am local time using charge-cutting explosives, making it one of the largest explosive charge felling events ever to…Read moreRead more
Video – Putting the AR in car park…
Demolition of Nottingham’s Broadmarsh car park is underway. The starting gun has been fired on the ‘transformation’ of the south part of the city – with the demolition of the Broadmarsh car park ‘concrete monstrosity’ now officially under way. With the demolition expected to be finished early in the new year, Nottingham City Council bosses…Read moreRead more
Video – He shoots, he scores…
New book teaches you how to shoot epic demolition film using your smartphone. According to the old adage, the best camera is the one you have with you. And for most of us today, that means our smartphones. Although the smartphone camera has given rise to things like pouty selfies, constant photos of celebrity breakfasts…Read moreRead more
Video – Georgia peach of an implosion…
Drone captures fall of coal hopper. Part of the Georgia Power plant in Milledgeville came down with a bang on Saturday. The latest blast – the second in two months – took down the facility’s coal hopper. According to local news reports, the power plant has not been functioning for a few years, but from…Read moreRead more
Video – From dusk till dawn…
One night to take down Californian overpass. Caltrans Public Information Officer Vince Jacala spends a night imbedded with a Caltrans construction team as they demolish a bridge above Interstate 80 before dawn. During the overnight bridge demolition, Caltrans and its contractor must also scramble to finish on time and reopen busy I-80 between Sacramento and…Read moreRead more
