This paper investigates the effect of time variant coupled uplift forces and lateral blast pressures on the vulnerability of reinforced concrete columns when subjected to internal explosions using Extreme Loading® for Structures (ELS). Abstract: [dropcap...
he 2013 Explosive Demolition Award was collected by Fabio Bruno Pinto and was presented by Dan Costello. Fabio gained the Award for safely performing the risky implosion of three reinforced concrete...
he I-35 Bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota catastrophically failed during the evening rush hour on August 1, 2007, collapsing to the river and riverbanks beneath. In the years prior...
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...
The Journal of Performance Constructed Facilities, an ASCE publication has recently accepted and published a paper entitled, "Enhanced Modeling of Steel Structures for Progressive Collapse Analysis Using Applied Element Method." In the paper, author Ahmed Amir Khalil,...
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...