Explosive demolition of illegal buildings in India
Explosive demolition of illegal buildings in India
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This is more a story of corruption and legality than of engineering, but is perhaps a lesson for some.
https://www.reuters.com/world/india/families-near-...
https://www.reuters.com/world/india/families-near-...
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There was excavation. There were cranes installed. There were multiple pours. They were topped out.
Nobody shut the job down.
I suspect there's more than just flouting going on.
On the plus side, the buildings apparently didn't start to fall over all by themselves, unlike a certain building in San Francisco.
One could wonder who built the better building.
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Well, that's a matter of opinion, isn't it
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I had heard ( back in 1993) that one method used to demolish tall concrete buildings in China was to simply run a rubber hose to the top floor, seal off the doors and windows, and fill the top floor with water, until the entire building pancakes. Likely less costly than explosives or a crane.
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From the looks of the amount of material used in them they looked well built.
Though thick concrete with poor steel doesn't get you very far.
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