Building demolition (non-music related)

[vernplum]

Ok - I'm stumped. How do they get the big-ass excavators/JCBs with hydraulic demolition drills etc. on top of very tall buildings (or even not so tall ones)?

This seems to be the preferred method of pulling buildings down in Singapore. Next to my condo, they just pulled down a 12 storey building. I never saw a crane. One day, the building was there, the next, it had 3 excavators on top of it tearing it down.

Near my office at Raffles place, they are demolishing a building that I think was at least 20+ stories (it's the one all wrapped in blue opposite Republic Plaza). Same - I never saw any crane erected, and then one day there were 4 or 5 diggers up there driling and smashing away.

[RazrAsh]

one word man.

CONSPIRACY.

[Z3r0_G]

they use UFOs and tractor beams late in the night when nobody's looking.

*plays x-files theme song*

[RazrAsh]

the same way they built the pyramids eh Z3r0_G?

[Z3r0_G]

haha either that or the JCBs are Transformers themselves.

damn i have an overactive imagination. ok ok someone please enlighten us. =p

[RoRK]

The excavators don't go to the top floor. They work at ground level and reach quite high up - high enough to get to the strategic pillars of the structure. Glass and building inards are removed from the building first. Then part of the building's main structures are removed, probably by an excavator or steroid-powered drill. Once this is done, it's relatively easy to knock down the building without much fuss. Oh, they also spray a lot of water so that dust particles are minimised when the structure falls.

I've seen bits of this at Shenton Way where buildings get knocked down quite frequently.

[guitarsan]

Personally, I like to see S'pore demolish buildings the Americano way.........just blow the damn thing down!

[RazrAsh]

aye guitarsan, that would be damn cool.

"FIRE IN THE HOLE!"

[vernplum]

The excavators don't go to the top floor.

[RazrAsh]

probably a long slow drive to the top. anyone wanna break in and shoot a music video?