The efficiency of selective concrete demolition: An analysis of performance of demolition with least cost, minimum time and available cost-effective technology
Introduction
The selective demolition of concrete for a renovation project is very common in the architectural renovation projects of buildings, transportation projects like bridges and pedestrian ramps, and other similar projects. The purpose of the selective demolition is the reuse of the existing concrete structures into the new renovated projects. The benefits of reusing such structure allows for recycling of exiting projects’ elements, reduction of construction materials resulting in a smaller carbon foot print, and less cost for the projects. Reusing materials are environmentally sustainable and financially viable.
Though the selective demolition is very beneficial and desirable, there are problematic issues related with process of selective demotion. Some of the issues are the use of the manual labor incentive technology which increases labor and time for the demolition process, less precise technology for demolition of structurally sensitive structures, and lack of incentives of using current state of the art technology like robot or automated technologies.
This research project will investigate the causes of such problems in the light of current literature on the issue of the selective demolition. The data and information will be used from my project of the activity and operation of the selective demolition of slabs on existing pile caps of pedestrian stairways to reuse the piles and caps for construction of pedestrian ramps. The analysis will recommend how the present problems can be approach with efficient and cost- effective method of selective demolition of concrete for the construction project
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