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...
building is subjected to progressive collapse when a primary vertical structural element fails, resulting in the failure of adjoining structural elements, which cause further structural failure, leading...
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...
Engineering Structures, a world renowned journal for scientific and technical papers on the topics of structural engineering and structural mechanics has recently accepted and published a paper entitled, "Toward an Economic Design of Reinforced Structures Against...
Going to Structures Congress 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada? Visit ASI at Booth #421 to learn how you can save time & money throughout the structural performance lifecycle with ASI’s practical solutions from design-to-demolition. Design Mid-Rise Structures with...
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...