controlled demolition
Engineered building collapse
Controlled demolition is the deliberate destruction of a building or structure using carefully placed explosives, timed to collapse it inward rather than outward.
The technique minimizes damage to surrounding structures: The old casino came down in a controlled demolition that lasted twelve seconds.
The phrase also appears in conspiracy theories about building collapses claimed to be disguised as accidents or attacks.
- detonatorsDevices initiating explosions
- implosionViolent collapse inward
- OSHA guidelinesFederal workplace safety rules
- safety perimeterBoundary around hazards
- jackhammersPowered tools for breaking pavement
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- demolitionraze, bulldoze, wreck, wrecking ball, knock down
- Conspiraciesconspiracy, deep state, new world order, chemtrails, flat earth
- Explosionsexplosion, blast, detonation, boom, bang
- Bomb Disposalbomb disposal, bomb squad, EOD, bomb robot, bomb disposal robot
- bomb expertsbomb tech, bomb squad, bomb disposal, deminer, bomb maker
controlled demolitionconstruction
Process of building something
erection · new construction · groundbreaking · building project · development
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