• Explosives and Blasting
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• v.36 no.1
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• pp.20-33
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• 2018

A locally damaged structure is a structure that cannot be reused due to having parts that have lost their structural function as a result of abnormal load across the interior or exterior of the structure. The causes of the abnormal load occurrences can be classified into natural disaster and artificial disaster. Locally damaged structures caused by this abnormal load have risk factors that may lead to the possibility of additional secondary collapses, so such structures require immediate and complete dismantling. The case presented in this study involves the application of explosive demolition to a steel truss structured bridge in the Philippines that was damaged due to construction failures and the hurricane. Although shaped charges were needed in explosive demolitions, difficulties in locally obtaining such material. So, we made a charge container to charging of emulsion explosive during the explosive demolition. The explosive demolition resulted in the vertical free fall of the mid-section of the bridge and the free fall rotating of the both end section of the bridge. The neighboring posts and bridge piers did not show signs of damages, while post-demolition fragmentation of removed parts was found to be satisfactory.

• Explosives and Blasting
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• v.40 no.3
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• pp.54-65
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• 2022

Recently, the demand for the dismantling of large-scale industrial structures is increasing, and the construction of restoring the dismantled industrial to their original natural environment is underway. This case was an application of the explosive demolition method to the demolition of a large section turbine foundation structure which structural obsolescence and failure to meet functional requirements. As a result of the explosive demolition, the fracture condition of the turbine foundation was satisfactory, and the explosive demolition was completed without causing any damage to the surrounding facilities.

• Explosives and Blasting
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.11-19
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• 1995

발파에 의한 구조물해체기술은 구미를 중심으로 한 많은 실적을 바탕으로 하고, 이에 따른 경험이 뒷받침된 기술이라 말할 수 있다. 일본에 있어서, 본 기술을 합리적으로 안전하고, 확실한 해체공법 의 하나로 보급시키기 위해서는 구축물의 붕괴설계기술과 설계대로 붕괴시키는 시공기술이 필요 불가결 하다. 본보고서는 빌딩 등 콘크리트 구조물의 폭파해체시에 있어서 구출물 붕괴 시뮬레이션 기술에 관하여, 문헌 등에 의한 조사를 중심으로 기술의 현상과 동향 및 금후의 전망에 대하여 언급하였다. 그 결과 붕괴시의 시뮬레이션 수법으로서, 기능이 확장된 개별요소법 또는 불연속변형법의 적용가능성이 있음을 알게 되었다.

• Explosives and Blasting
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.7-14
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• 2008

In order to complete successfully the demolition of a silo structure by means of felling method, structural properties and the geometric design of blast mouth have to be considered. In this study, a commercial software, 3-dimensional applied element analysis (3D AEM), was used to investigate the effect of the geometrical parameters of blast mouth on the collapse behavior of the silo structure.

• Explosives and Blasting
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• v.41 no.3
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• pp.62-72
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• 2023

The aging of plant structures due to industrialization in the 1970s has increased the demand for blast demolition. While blasting can reduce exposure to environmental pollution by shortening the demolition period, improper blasting design and construction plans pose significant safety risks. Thus, it is vital to consider optimal blasting demolition conditions and other factors through collapse behavior simulation. This study utilizes a 3-D combined finite-discrete element method (FDEM) code-based 3-D DFPA to simulate the collapse of a chimney structure in a thermal power plant in Seocheon, South Korea. The collapse behavior from the numerical simulation is compared to the actual structure collapse, and the numerical simulation result presents good agreement with the actual building demolition. Additionally, various numerical simulations have been conducted on the chimney models to analyze the impact of the duct size in the pre-weakening area. The no-duct, duct, and double-area duct models were compared in terms of crack pattern and history of Z-axis displacement. The findings show that the elapse-time for demolition decreases as the area of the duct increases, causing collapse to occur quickly by increasing the load-bearing area.

• Explosives and Blasting
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.76-85
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• 2010

In this paper, we present the result of an analytical investigation concerning the demolition range for the pre-weakening of load-bearing wall in explosive demolition. Pre-weakening of load-bearing wall is usually conducted based on field experience because reliable specifications or guidelines for the design of pre-weakening have not yet been established in Korea. This study is one of the efforts to develop such a reliable specification or guideline for the pre-weakening process. Hence, the focus of the study is on the estimation of pre-weakening range of load-bearing wall. For the purpose, a finite element analysis (FE analysis) was conducted, and a pre-weakening range of load-bearing wall was suggested based on the analysis result.

• Explosives and Blasting
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.97-109
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• 2002

본 연구에서는 콘크리트 기둥 발파시 단부 조건을 고려하여 수직 하중에 따른 발파에 의한 파쇄형태를 비교하였다. 또한 파쇄도에 대한 정량적인 해석을 위해 상·하단부의 무게비와 각 방향별 단면의 면적비를 비교하였으며, 장전층을 달리한 모형 구조물 발파해 체시 각 층별 기둥의 파쇄형태와 방향별 면적비를 비교하여, 전체적인 구조물의 파쇄도를 비교하였다.

• Explosives and Blasting
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.12-18
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• 2009

Recently, several cases of destruction of old cylindrical silos by explosive demolition method have been reported. This study deals with the subject concerning the pre-weakening of a cylindrical concrete silo for the application of overturning explosive demolition method. In the past, the pre-weakening operation of structure in explosive demolition has been done by use of some empirical methods. These empirical approaches, however, have possibilities of unexpected accidents. In order to provide a guideline for the pre-weakening of cylindrical silos and similar structures, this paper shows the result of a case study, in which the instability of a silo due to pre-weakening is investigated by a numerical structural analysis before actually conducting pre-weakening and demolition operations.

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.210-219
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• 2002

In the ground vibration due to demolition blasting vibration and impact vibration of collapsed structure are separated. In this paper, model structures were collapsed by blasting with different charge locations. Ground vibrations were measured and separated as blasting and impact vibrations by waveform and dominant frequency. Vibration characteristics of different charge locations were examined.

• Explosives and Blasting
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.26-35
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• 1997

The research on the safe and efficient demolition technique of building structure is required due to rapid increase in structures which has the problems of safety and endurance. The techniques of blasting and operation and parameters affecting the efficiency of demolition were analyzed to maximize demolition efficiency. And successful, unsuccessful and near-miss demolition cases in Korea have been investigated so that demolition operation can be safe and accurate.