rogressive collapse indicates the partial or total collapse of structures caused by the local damage of structural members arising from an abnormal load. To induce ideal collapse behavior, the progressive...
Congratulations to Fábio Pinto Bruno and his team at Fábio Bruno Construções, who has just taken home the Explosive Demolition Award from the 2011 World Demolition Summit held in Amsterdam this past weekend. The Explosive Demolition Award is one of twelve...
This paper regarding the use of Extreme Loading® for Structures (ELS) to study progressive collapse was recently published in the proceedings of the World Congress on Engineering held this summer in London, UK. The authors study the effects of infill walls in...
The August issue of Demolition Magazine features ASI’s recent work with Fábio Bruno Construções on the Rio de Janeiro University Hospital demolition this past December. The project involved the implosion of half of a 16 story hospital in Brazil. This was a...
Going to the US Army Corps Infrastructure Systems Conference in Atlanta, GA? Visit ASI at Booth #306 to learn how you can save time & money throughout the structural performance lifecycle with ASI’s practical solutions from design-to-demolition. Structural...
Fábio Bruno Construções Ltda successfully imploded the South wing of the Rio de Janeiro University Hospital with the help of ASI's advanced demolition analysis services. The hospital, considered to be the first reinforced concrete structure in Rio consisted of 16...
Fábio Bruno Construções Ltda successfully imploded the 8 buildings that encompased the Presídio Frei Caneca prison with the help of ASI's advanced demolition analysis and planning services. The prison, consisted of 8, 5-story reinforced concrete structures. The...
Fábio Bruno Construções took a quantum leap over other companies using a simulated implosion before the fall of the buildings known as Skeleton Man, in Santa Cruz. For the first time in Brazil a simulation of the implosion was used in partnership with the American...
Applied Science International, LLC (ASI) is proud to announce the successful implosion of two buildings in the Rio di Janeiro, Brazil just miles from the Deodoro Military Club, one of the four central venues hosting the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. The buildings which...