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 DEMOLITION OF BUILDING

Under the Guidance of:- Presented By:-

Er. Abdullah Anwar SAMREEN BANO
(Assistant Professor) M.tech (Str. Engg.)
Department OF Civil Engineering R.N.- 170143017
CONTENTS:-
Introduction
Demolition
Literature Review
Methodology
Case Study
Conclusion
References
 Introduction:-

• We know every structure is designed for a life period.

• The existence of the structure after the service life period
is very dangerous to its occupants and surrounding
buildings.
• The building act usually contains provisions that enable
local authorities to control demolition works for the
protection of public safety and to ensure adjoining
premises and the site are made good on completion of the
demolition.
Demolition:-
• Demolition is the process of tearing down or falling
down of a building after its life period with the help
of some equipments or any other method.
• Demolition contrasts with deconstruction, which
involves taking a building apart while carefully
preserving valuable elements for re-use purposes.
• When explosives are used for this then the
demolition process are called as an implosion.
 Objectives:-
• To study the suitability of an implosion technology for
demolition of building.
• Evaluate and identify demolition options for multi-
storied building.
• To perform economic comparison of an implosion
technology with explosion technology and provide
suitable method to minimize cost of demolition of
building.
 Literature Review:-
NAME YEAR TOPIC
K.S. CHARLIE & W.S. 04 April 2013 International Journal of
TRUMER Emerging Technology
and Advanced Engineering
(ISSN 2250-2459

KEVIN HOOPER 24 February 2008 Successful Demolition of

Historic Cape Canaveral Air
Force Station Launch
Facilities: Managing the
Process to Maximize
Recycle Value to Fund
Demolition–8481

Franklin Associates Prairie 06 June 2009 Characterization

Village, KS of Building-Related
Construction
And Demolition Debris In The
United States
Methodology:-
• Steps before Demolition
• Demolition
• After demolition
Work Flow Chart:-
Recognition of Need

Identify the alternatives

Evaluate

Analysis and Result Discussion

Conclusion
Steps before Demolition:-
 The different steps before the execution of a
demolition processes are-
1. Surveying of site
2. Building surveying
(a) Record Drawings
(b) Survey of Buildings
(c) Hazardous Materials on and in surrounding
3. Structural surveying
4. Preparation of plan along with strategy to implement
5. Detailed survey:-
(a) Topography of the site with its ground level
contours and sections of the slopes and ground
supported by the building where appropriate in
detailed.
(b) Details of ground removal or backfilling.
(c) The distance from the building to be demolished to
its adjacent buildings and structure .
(d) A detail plans showing the steps for the demolition.
6. Stability report from local authorities.
7. Safety measures to be used.
Method of Demolition:-
There are two types of demolition:-
1. Non explosive demolition
2. Explosive demolition.
Non explosive demolition:-
• It means the demolition of a structure done with some
equipment without the use of any explosive. Different
equipments used for the demolition activity are:-
1. Sledge hammer :- Sledge hammer, equipment
used for removing a stone wall or a single column. It
consists of a long stem with a metallic head. It is used
to give impacts on the surfaces and that cause the
demolition of structure. It cannot be used for removal
of large buildings.
 Sledge Hammer

2.Excavators and Bulldozers:- Hydraulic excavators

may be used to topple one-or two-story buildings by an
undermining. The undermining process means, erode the
base or foundation, i.e., dig or excavate beneath the
foundation so as to make it collapse.
Excavators and Bulldozers
Other Methods:-
• Wrecking balls
• High reach excavators

Explosive Demolition:- The basic idea of explosive

demolition is quite simple. If we remove the support
structure of a building at a certain point, the section of
the building above the point will fall down on the part
of the building below that point. If this upper section
is heavy enough, it will collide with the lower part
with sufficient force to cause significant damage. The
explosives are just trigger for the demolition. It‟s
gravity that brings the building down.
There are mainly two ways to implode a building-
(a) Felling like a tree
(b) Falling into its own footprint Felling like a tree

Demolition of a chimney in Germany (falling into footprint)

Causes of Demolition:-
• A weak foundation
• A building is very old
• Building contain dangerous material
• Change in governmental building codes or
zoning law
• Plans to sell a vacant cell
 Case Study:-

• In Western Railway, Mumbai division, there was a G+3

storied building, numbered 25/T, constructed in 1924 by
BB & CI Railway as a first cement concrete residential
structure in Mumbai. It was having 80Nos. (4×20) type I
quarters with a total land area about 430sqm. The total
height of the building was 13.2m above rail level. The
structure completed its designed life and the existing
condition of the building was so deteriorated that
there was no option, but to demolish the same for
safety of running trains and adjoining residents.
There were four running lines just adjacent to structure
on east side, the face of building being 4.55m away
from track centre.
There was a supporting the portal for five OHE live
conductors at a distance of 5.80m from face of building
towards north side. There was a stone masonry boundary
wall at a distance of 2.80m from the face of building. In
addition to above mentioned railway assets, there was a
40 storied structure about 100m away from the building
to be demolished and a diamond factory on the east side
having an exterior glazed building.
Salient Points:-
• Type of structure - R.C.C framed structure at Kohinoor Steels
Pvt.Ltd., Kirloskarwadi, Sangli.
• Explosives the explosive used was of brand name „Power Gel„,
which is an ammonium nitrate based explosive which expands
at very high speed and applies a very high pressure upon
blasting. Electronic detonators were used to ignite the
explosive. Before carrying out the actual blasting, a test blast
was conducted to as certain the efficiency of explosive and
detonators.
• Demolition cost will be up to 78500/-
• Schedule: plan date for demolition of G+3 building having
area 1000 sq.m is 29 march 2014.
Conclusion:-
• Type of demolition method depends upon various
factors such as site condition, type of structures, age
of building, height of building and economy. Anyway
controlled demolition of building is necessary to
ensure safety. Explosive demolition is the preferred
method for safely and efficiently demolishing the
larger structures. Almost all major building
implosions in the world are handled by 20 well-
established companies, blasting is passed on from
generation to generation.
References:-
• “International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced
Engineering” (ISSN 2250 9001:2008 Certified Journal,
Volume 2013),pp 322-349.
• Kevin Hooper, “Successful Demolition of Historic Cape
Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Facilities: Managing the
Process to Maximize Recycle Value to Fund Demolition –
8481” , WM2008 Conference, February 24 -28, 2008,
Phoenix, AZ, pp159
• Rupel Symonds, recycling construction and demolition
wastes”, The Boston Society of Architects, April 2005, pp 378-
402.
 THANK
YOU

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