The 2013 Explosive Demolition Award was collected by Fabio Bruno Pinto and was presented by Dan Costello. Fabio gained the Award for safely performing the risky implosion of three reinforced concrete buildings with 7, 6, and 5 floors in the city of Niterói in Brazil....
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...
The August issue of Demolition Magazine features ASI’s recent work with Fábio Bruno Construções on the Rio de Janeiro University Hospital demolition this past December. The project involved the implosion of half of a 16 story hospital in Brazil. This was a...
On May 25, 2011, ASI signed a Teaming Agreement with ESI Security Technology (ESI). The companies will combine their efforts in providing full service vulnerability assessment services to security and construction companies around the world. The companies will be...
Going to the US Army Corps Infrastructure Systems Conference in Atlanta, GA? Visit ASI at Booth #306 to learn how you can save time & money throughout the structural performance lifecycle with ASI’s practical solutions from design-to-demolition. Structural...
Going to Structures Congress 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada? Visit ASI at Booth #421 to learn how you can save time & money throughout the structural performance lifecycle with ASI’s practical solutions from design-to-demolition. Design Mid-Rise Structures with...
ASI recently published a new white paper that shows how using its proprietary Extreme Loading® for Structures (ELS) software can save designers a significant amount in the weight of the structural system. Read the performance-based design white paper, UFC Progressive...
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...
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...
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...
