Unique demolition at Ferrybridge C Power Station 22nd August 2021 where several structures were blown down by explosives at the same time. Never seen before in the UK.
I have just come to this thank you very much for the upload.the best and most detailed of all the footage that has been put up on here so far so thank you very much once again.
Using controlled demolition to take tall things down low where they can be cut up for recycle or landfill is far safer and cleaner than much slower traditional demolition. It is far cheaper to clean up once after large explosive demolition compared to contractors having to continually clean up every day. Excellent vantage points to really see the actual 2 separate stages of explosions on steel structure. The lucky guy pushing the blast button sends a small charge through Shock Tube. You can see a flash move towards structures. Then you can see much larger line of Det Cord go off that connects to blasting caps with timed delays and explosives. First explosion is the shaped charges going off and slicing through pre-notched steel columns. That is followed by the 'kicker charges' which moves steel that has been sliced seconds earlier. Once the steel sections are moved out, gravity takes over. Like breaking legs on a table. With nothing supporting it, table will tip over. The chimney bases were pre-cut, and concrete removed in direction they are going to fall. It's like felling a tree with back and front cuts. It's always amazing to watch giant chimneys actually come apart in pieces even before hitting ground. As the chimneys are falling in an arc, they are accelerating faster and faster. The stress is enough to make them break apart in midair, no extra explosives needed. Also, you can clearly see plywood boxes and other shielding like chain-link fence, fabrics, and sand to contain flying fragments from the shaped charges and kicker charges. The chimneys also had fabric wraps and sand to contain flying debris. The exclusion zone required public to be far enough away so any flying debris could not strike them. It's really bad PR when spectators who are dying to get a closer look actually die. Gunny says "Great Job... Well Done"
Looks great but we are going to pay a high price in the future, no industry left so we will have to rely on our neighbours who we have just put two fingers up to !
Superb drone piloting, very close to the structures and the dust clouds produced. What a view!
I have just come to this thank you very much for the upload.the best and most detailed of all the footage that has been put up on here so far so thank you very much once again.
We are working on 4 more videos from Ferrybridge C Power Station that will be posted this year.
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Using controlled demolition to take tall things down low where they can be cut up for recycle or landfill is far safer and cleaner than much slower traditional demolition. It is far cheaper to clean up once after large explosive demolition compared to contractors having to continually clean up every day.
Excellent vantage points to really see the actual 2 separate stages of explosions on steel structure. The lucky guy pushing the blast button sends a small charge through Shock Tube. You can see a flash move towards structures. Then you can see much larger line of Det Cord go off that connects to blasting caps with timed delays and explosives. First explosion is the shaped charges going off and slicing through pre-notched steel columns. That is followed by the 'kicker charges' which moves steel that has been sliced seconds earlier. Once the steel sections are moved out, gravity takes over. Like breaking legs on a table. With nothing supporting it, table will tip over.
The chimney bases were pre-cut, and concrete removed in direction they are going to fall. It's like felling a tree with back and front cuts. It's always amazing to watch giant chimneys actually come apart in pieces even before hitting ground. As the chimneys are falling in an arc, they are accelerating faster and faster. The stress is enough to make them break apart in midair, no extra explosives needed.
Also, you can clearly see plywood boxes and other shielding like chain-link fence, fabrics, and sand to contain flying fragments from the shaped charges and kicker charges. The chimneys also had fabric wraps and sand to contain flying debris. The exclusion zone required public to be far enough away so any flying debris could not strike them. It's really bad PR when spectators who are dying to get a closer look actually die.
Gunny says "Great Job... Well Done"
1:32 That's the biggest linear shaped charge I've ever seen.
Great professional job and footage Shame the governments hadn’t planned a replacement
This Government can’t plan anything. Anyone for very expensive energy?
Looks great but we are going to pay a high price in the future, no industry left so we will have to rely on our neighbours who we have just put two fingers up to !
Need that coal back now don't ya