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Review Article
DEMOLITION OF STRUCTURE USING IMPLOSION
TECHNOLOGY AND REUSE WASTE - A CASE STUDY
1
Kotulkar Poonam Jalandar, 2Prof. G.N.Kanade, 3Swapnil S. Kulkarni
Address for Correspondence
1
M.E.Civil (Construction and Management) Engineering, 22ndyr, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering,
Tatyasaheb Kore Institute of Engineering and Technology, Warananagar, Tal-Panhala, Dist-Kolhapur,
Maharashtra, India, 416113
3
Director-Ethika Engineering Solutions India Pvt. Ltd., Pune India
RELEVANCE : This case study shows the construction and
An implosion is an event where something collapses demolition model for Kohinoor Steels Pvt. Ltd.,
inward, because the external atmospheric pressure is Kirloskarwadi, Sangli It covers the different wastes,
greater than the internal pressure. For example, if we which are occurred for construction activities in
pumped the air out of a glass tube, it might implode. Company’s area, and it shows with demolition model
When a building is surrounded by other buildings, it and also shows the demolition waste procedures to
may be necessary to "implode" the building, that is, get the beneficial reuse of the waste. Here the
make it collapse down into its foundation. We can reference is taken with international case studies from
demolish a stone wall with a sledgehammer, and it's the different countries.
fairly easy to level a five story building using LITERATURE REVIEW:
excavators and wrecking balls. But when we need to 1. International Journal of Emerging Technology
bring down a massive structure, say a 20-story and Advanced Engineering (ISSN 2250-2459, ISO
skyscraper we have to haulout the big implosion 9001:2008 Certified Journal, Volume 3, Issue 4,
guns. Explosive demolition is the preferred method April 2013)
for safely and efficiently demolition of larger Demolition of any structure is a ground to earth
structures. technique which means destroying down or falling
The basic idea of explosive demolition is quite down of a building with the help of equipments,
simple if we remove the support structure of a machineries explosives or with manual techniques
building at a certain point, the section of the building without affecting the surrounding. Demolition is a
above that point will fall down on the part of the simple process for small buildings or houses. The
building below that point. If this upper section is building is brought down either manually or
heavy enough, it will collide with the lower part with mechanically using large hydraulic equipment:
sufficient force to cause significant damage. The elevated work platforms, cranes, excavators or
explosives are just the trigger for the demolition. It's bulldozers. Demolition work is to be performed
gravity that brings the building down. safely and with number of different steps involved
Demolition blasters load explosives on several before and during the execution of a demolition
different levels of the building so that the building process. The various steps involved before the
structure falls down on itself at multiple points. When demolition process includes surveying the site of
everything is planned and executed correctly, the demolition, removal of hazardous materials if any,
total damage of the explosives and falling building and preparation of demolition plan with techniques to
material is sufficient to collapse the structure entirely, be implanted, stability report and the precautionary
so clean-up crews are left with only a pile of safety measures to be taken for the workers and the
rubble.Now day-by-day increasing population in the surroundings. Equipments used for these demolition
world results to increase in the needs for desire of activities are like sledge hammer or rammers;
human beings. And that are going to results in excavators, bulldozers, tearing balls etc. and main
creating the waste from all the sectors or in all the explosives used are like dynamites and RDX. When
ways. explosive are used for the demolition, it is known as
Implosion, which is generally preferred for high and
tall towers
2. 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.
The author deal with recycling of the steel and other
materials made it possible to do additional demolition
by using these funds. Therefore, finding ways to
maximize the recycle value of materials became a
Fig. (a) key factor in the pre-demolition characterization and
In case of construction and demolition waste is implementation strategy. Due to the large number of
generated whenever any construction/demolition facilities, they were sorted into smaller manageable
activity takes place, such as, building roads, bridges, groupings. Grouping the facilities together in
flyover, subway, remodeling, subways etc. It consists manageable packages based on customer defined
mostly of inert and non-biodegradable material such priorities allowed for the D&D to be implemented as
as concrete, plaster, metal, wood, plastics etc. A part funding was made available.
of this waste comes to the municipal stream. 3. NYC Department of Design & Construction,”

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Construction and demolition Waste model- DDC METHODOLOGY:

Reducing and Recycling Construction & In the context of this project it is advisable and
Demolition Waste” worthy to note that Kohinoor Steels Pvt. Ltd.,
Waste management is not just a money issue, waste Kirloskarwadi, Sangli, use this method of
prevention; reuse and recycling can not only save demolishing would be proved very suitable and
money, but also generate broad environmental useful, most of group’s assets i.e. structures. The
benefits, including the conservation of natural basic idea of implosion is quite simple, if we remove
resources. Reuse and waste prevention reduce the air the support of structure of a building at a certain
and water pollution associated with materials point, the structure of a building above that point will
manufacturing and transportation. This saves energy collapse. If the upper section is heavy enough, it will
and reduces attendant greenhouse gas production. collapse on the lower part of the structure with force
The recycling of many materials requires less energy to cause significant damage. The explosives are used
than production from virgin stock, and can also in these methods are such that the whole structure
reduce transportation requirements and associated should fall towards its centre of its gravity by just
impacts. triggering off the explosive in designed manner for
4. Franklin Associates Prairie Village, KS “Char- demolishing the structures. The true meaning of
acterization of Building-Related Construction implosion of structure is to fall on its foundation, but
And Demolition Debris In The United States”, No. in some cases structures are given desired direction
68-W4-0006, Work Assignment R11026. of fall during demolition in order to protect some
Recent deconstruction demonstration projects show important existing structures.
that high diversion rates may be achieved. The advantages of implosion technology method over
Deconstruction minimizes contamination of conventional methods are as under.
demolition debris; however, it is labor intensive, and 1. It is less expensive.
generally requires more time than traditional 2. There are no ground vibrations.
demolition. The methodology used for this study 3. This method is quickest.
combines national Census Bureau data on 4. Suitable for multi-storeyed structures.
construction industry project activity with point Pre-planning of demolition activity:
source waste assessment data (i.e., waste sampling The different steps before the start of a demolition
and weighing at a variety of construction and process are:
demolition sites) to estimate the amount of C&D A. Surveying of site:
debris produced nationally. Because of the lack of 1. Building surveying
point source waste assessment data from roadway, (a) Record Drawings
bridge, and land clearing projects, this study was (b) Survey of Buildings
limited to building-related wastes. (c) Hazardous Materials on and in surrounding
5. Abdol R. Chini, “Deconstruction and Materials 2. Structural surveying
Reuse an International Overview”, CIB B. Removal of hazardous materials from the site.
Publication 300, March-2005. C. Preparation of plan along with strategy to
Techniques and tools for dismantling existing implement.
structures are under development, research to support C.1) A detail plans showing:
deconstruction is ongoing at several institutions, and a) The building location to be demolished
some government agencies are realizing the b) Topography of the site with its ground level
advantages of deconstruction over demolition by contours and sections of the slopes and
funding research in area of deconstruction and ground supported by the building where
materials reuse. appropriate in detailed
6. Rupel Symonds,” Recycling Construction and c) Details of ground removal or backfilling
demolition wastes”, the Boston Society of d) The distances from the building to be
Architects, April 2005 demolished to its adjacent buildings, streets,
“Sustainable building” has become a national Structures and significant street furniture.
catchphrase. In architects’ offices and on construction C.2) A Detail plans showing the steps for the
sites around the country there’s increasing emphasis demolition.
on reducing the environmental impacts of renovation D. Stability report from local authorities.
and new construction. E. Safety measures to be used.
OBJECTIVES OF PROPOSED WORK : A) DETAILS OF CASE STUDY TAKEN IN TO
The objectives of the work are as follow, CONSIDERATION FOR
• To study the suitability of an implosion DEMOLITION:
technology for demolition of building.
• Evaluate and identify demolition options for
multistoried building.
• To perform economic comparison of an
implosion technology with explosion
technology and provide suitable method to
minimize cost of demolition of building.
• To provide effective methods and equipments In Western Railway, Mumbai division, there was a
to control dust, noise and vibrations. G+3 storied building, numbered 25/T, constructed in
• To find and provide a feasible solution for reuse 1924 by BB & CI Railway as a first cement concrete
of demolition waste through better residential structure in Mumbai. It was having 80
management. Nos. (4×20) type I quarters with a total land area
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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
here 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
rtal 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 1. Type of structure - R.C.C framed structure at
addition to above mentioned railway assets, there was Kohinoor Steels Pvt.Ltd., Kirloskarwadi, Sangli.
a 40 storieded structure about 100m away from the 2. Explosives the explosive used was of brand
building to be demolished and a diamond factory on name ‘Power Gel‘, which is an Ammonium
the east side having an exterior glazed building. nitrate based explosive which expands at very
Necessity to use Implosion technology: high speed and applies a very high pressure upon
Since the structure was very near to the running blasting. Electronic detonators were used to
track, which requires continuous track protection / ignite the explosive. Before carrying out the
traffic block, resulting in long disruption to running actual blasting, a test blast was conducted to
traffic, the manual method of demolition was not ascertain the efficiency of explosive and
considered suitable. The mechanical method was not detonators.
suitable, as there was no space to bring heavy 3. Demolition cost will be up to 78500/
78500/-
machinery near the structureture to work at a height of 4. Schedule: plan date for demolition of G+3
13.5m in view of the above, it was considered building having area 1000 sq.m is 29 march
‘implosion’, which brings the building down on its 2014.
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Work flow chart

1. Layout for ground floor:

2. Layout for First, Second, Third floor:

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