Crossing damaged by landslide dropped using explosives. Engineers have demolished the southern lane of the Skjeggestad bridge in Vestfold, Norway. It follows the partial collapse of the bridge a few weeks ago. Norway’s Public Roads Administration described the demolition as technically challenging, however it reportedly went to plan.
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Video – Norwegian bridge imploded…
Video – Bay bridge progressing well…
Detailed video update shows demolition is bang on schedule. The distinctive S Curve of the old Bay Bridge are no more as demolition continues to progress. This latest video update provides a superb overview of the project to date and reveals plans to remove the bridge foundations by explosive means.
Video – DSM does the double…
Leicester’s New Walk Centre destroyed in double-blast. DemolitionNews reports.
Video – Bucket protection reinvented…
Form meets function as excavator buckets are made demolition ready. If there are two things in the world that excavator buckets hate most, it is impact and abrasion; demolition delivers both – quite literally – by the bucketful. Hidden rebar encased in jagged concrete grind, wear and eat away at buckets. And all the Hardox…Read moreRead more
Video – Dock gets knocked…
Hyundai excavator and Prodem hammer tackle 100-year old dock demolition. London’s docks were built to last. The very hub of the British Empire, they were the terminus for a network of trade routes that spanned the globe. During the height of World War II, they withstood a constant barrage of attacks by the German Luftwaffe….Read moreRead more
Video – A Grand outcome…
Full story of the demolition of quake-hit New Zealand landmark. It was the tallest building in Christchurch, New Zealand. But when the devastating earthquake hit in February 2011, the Grand Chancellor Hotel was rendered unsafe and marked for demolition. This following video charts the painstaking demolition, and its place as the figurehead of the city’s…Read moreRead more
Video – Engineering error in bridge fatality…
Surprise admission over bridge collapse that killed demolition worker. As a legal wrangle threatens to escalate between the various factions of killed demolition worker Brandon Carl, the demolition company behind the US bridge collapse that killed him have accepted that an engineering error may have contributed to the incident. In a letter from its assistant…Read moreRead more
Video – Windmill catches bus…
Shop demolition paves way for new bus depot. The good folks at Leicester City Council have just released a film that shows the demolition of a number of shops in preparation for the extension of the Haymarket Bus Station. The demolition – carried out by Windmill Group – took place in November 2014 over a…Read moreRead more
Video – Giraffe eats Frankfurter…
High reach makes light work of German high rise. The colour scheme and livery of this high reach excavator might leave some scratching their heads. But there is no question about the power and productivity of this giant giraffe look-a-like. Watch this superb film that utilises both time-lapse and drone footage to capture the high…Read moreRead more
Video – CDI bounces back…
Successful blasts put Vegas stand-up in context. The Clarion Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas might have refused to fully comply with the laws of gravity. But just a week after the partial stand-up of a stubborn lift shaft, it is back to business as usual for the team at Controlled Demolition Inc. The company…Read moreRead more
