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Demolition
2014 World Demolition Awards – Congratulations
ongratulations to all of the winners of the 2014 World Demolition Awards. The annual summit and awards event is held annually in Amsterdam and gathers the worlds leading demolition experts to discuss their...
World Demolition Awards 2013 – Fabio Bruno Construçoes wins the Explosive Demolition Award
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...
World Demolition Awards 2011 – Fabio Bruno Construçoes wins the Explosive Demolition Award
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...
Aspects Concerning Progressive Collapse of a Reinforced Concrete Frame Structure with Infill Walls
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...
Demolition Magazine Features Rio Hospital Demolition Analysis
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...
USACE Infrastructure Systems Conference 2011
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...
Implosion of the Rio de Janeiro University Hospital
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...
Implosion of the Presidio Frei Caneca Prison
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...