Demolition of Supertech Twin Towers: How it was done using Waterfall Implosion Technique?

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The demolition of the Noida Supertech twin towers on August 28 was a marvelous engineering feat that took months of preparation for the immaculate execution of the project. The biggest challenge faced by the engineers while demolishing the giant towers Apex (32 floors, 103 meters) and Cyane (29 floors, 97 meters) was to carry out the demolition with minimal or no damage to the adjacent buildings barely 9 meters away. Moreover, they had to ensure the safety of the 5,000 inhabitants of these neighboring buildings. Engineers responsible for executing the demolition project deployed the waterfall technique to achieve the goals of safe demolition with deft precision. Since the Supreme Court’s mandate was to complete the project in the shortest time without harming the neighboring properties and lives, a waterfall implosion was the best option from the cost angle.

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