High-stakes high rises and the engineers who bring them down
Modern demolition trades drama for discipline, with engineers applying rigorous calculations to ensure safe and predictable structural collapses.
Modern demolition trades drama for discipline, with engineers applying rigorous calculations to ensure safe and predictable structural collapses.
Earlier this year, locals gathered to witness the controlled demolition of the 72-metre-high Rinsdorf viaduct in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.