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Old 08-02-2009, 08:45 PM   #13
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Default Re: Turkish demolition goes wrong

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Originally Posted by DMK View Post
That is what happens when they don't use cascade charges....
Kick the feet out from under a building and it may not crumble, set up proper cascade charges and all you have it a pile of rubble....
I was looking for the right way to describe what they should've done!

I thought it seemed odd that there weren't sequenced charges at the higher levels (the cascade charges). Especially since this was clearly a reinforced concrete building...and in demolition, old concrete and rebar are not your friends.
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