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Building Implosion

Building Implosion is a controlled demolition technique that belongs to the class of structural collapse methods, distinguished by the use of precisely placed explosives to induce a rapid, inward failure of a building’s load-bearing elements, resulting in the structure collapsing onto its own footprint with minimal impact on surrounding areas.

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2017–2026

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Demolition of a hospital building by controlled explosion: the impact on filamentous fungal load in internal and external air

Emilio Bouza, Teresa Peláez, José A. Pérez‐Molina et al. · Journal of Hospital Infection · 2002 · 60 citations

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The Ability of Hospital Ventilation Systems to Filter<i>Aspergillus</i>and Other Fungi Following a Building Implosion

Arjun Srinivasan, Christopher M. Beck, Timothy J. Buckley et al. · Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology · 2002 · 30 citations

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Progressive Collapse—An Implosion Contractor’s Stock in Trade

Mark Loizeaux, Andrew Osborn · Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities · 2006 · 27 citations

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Controlled demolition: novel monitoring and experimental validation of blast-induced full-scale existing high-rise building implosion using numerical finite element simulations

Jülide Yüzbaşı · Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring · 2024 · 24 citations

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The Impact of a Building Implosion on Airborne Particulate Matter in an Urban Community

Christopher M. Beck, Alison S. Geyh, Arjun Srinivasan et al. · Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association · 2003 · 18 citations

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Authors

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  1. AS
    Arjun Srinivasan

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States

    2 publications · 48 citations

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  2. CM
    Christopher M. Beck

    Shell (United Kingdom), United Kingdom

    2 publications · 48 citations

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  3. TJ
    Timothy J. Buckley

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    2 publications · 48 citations

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  4. ML
    Mark Loizeaux

    Herman Miller (United States), United States

    1 publications · 27 citations

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  5. WG
    William G. Merz

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    1 publications · 30 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    2 h-index

    13 publications

    318 citations

  2. Wiss Janney Elstner Associates

    Northbrook, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    54 citations

  3. Herman Miller (United States)

    Zeeland, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    54 citations

  4. Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón

    Madrid, Spain

    1 h-index

    7 publications

    420 citations

  5. Jianghan University

    Wuhan, China

    1 publications

    14 citations

  6. Cukurova University

    Adana, Türkiye

    1 publications

    24 citations

  7. Beijing Institute of Technology

    Beijing, China

    1 publications

    10 citations

  8. Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana

    Mexico City, Mexico

    1 publications

    11 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Hospital Infection

    1 publications · 60 citations

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  2. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

    ICHE · 1 publications · 30 citations

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  5. Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring

    1 publications · 24 citations

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