Demolition/Recycling

Combination of Demolition Techniques Remove Parking Garage Attached to Functioning Hospital

National Demolition Association

O'Rourke Wrecking Company used a combination of jaw sets including shear, concrete cracker and concrete pulverizer to demo a parking garage.
O'Rourke Wrecking Company used a combination of jaw sets including shear, concrete cracker and concrete pulverizer to demo a parking garage.
National Demolition Association

Strict vibration restrictions were a main challenge during demolition of a 5-story parking garage attached to a functioning hospital.
Strict vibration restrictions were a main challenge during demolition of a 5-story parking garage attached to a functioning hospital.

Information from this article was first published in Demolition Magazine and is being reused with permission from the National Demolition Association . When O’Rourke Wrecking Company won the bid to demolish a massive parking structure that was attached to Ohio’s Christ Hospital, and strict vibration restrictions came to the forefront of the job, the Cincinnati-based firm was more than poised to put its tools and skills to work. Construction at Christ Hospital is a new 8-story...
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Combination of Demolition Techniques Remove Parking Garage Attached to Functioning Hospital

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