Civil Demolition
Demolition, or razing, is the science and engineering in safely and efficiently tearing down the buildings and other artificial structures. Demolition contrasts with deconstruction, which involves taking a building apart while carefully preserving valuable elements for reuse purposes.
Demolition of a building means tearing down or falling down of a building with the help of equipment or explosives. Service report deals with how a demolition work is to be performed safely and also elaborates different steps involved before and during the execution of a demolition process.
The various steps involved before the demolition process include surveying, removal of hazardous materials, preparation of demolition plan, stability report and the precautionary safety measures to be taken.
The main equipment used for these demolition activities are sledgehammer, excavators, bulldozers, wrecking balls, etc. and the main explosives used are dynamites and RDX. When an explosive is used for the demolition, it is known as an Implosion.
Safety Measures taken are:
• Training and Communication
• Equipment Maintenance
• Electrical Safety
• Fire
• Occupational Health