Numerical Investigation of the Collapse of the Minnesota I-35W Bridge

The I-35 Bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota catastrophically failed during the evening rush hour on August 1, 2007, collapsing to the river and riverbanks beneath. In the years prior to the collapse, several reports cited problems with the...

Implosion of the Rio de Janeiro University Hospital

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...

Implosion of the Presidio Frei Caneca Prison

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...

Fabio Bruno Construçoes – Quality Leap in Implosion

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...

ASI Launches Extreme Loading® for Structures – Version 3.0

Applied Science International, LLC announced the launch of Extreme Loading for Structures Version 3.0.  Extreme Loading® for Structures Software (ELS®) is based on the Applied Element Method (AEM) of analysis, the only method of analysis that automatically calculates...
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