Deconst Ruction Zone

Five cases of mega-destruction are presented, including: 1. demolition of the original eastern span of the Bay Bridge (San Francisco and Oakland, California), 2. demolition of the fixed platforms of NASA Vehicle Assembly Building's High Bay 3, 3. dismantling of the nuclear aircraft carrier, the...

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Published in:Wired (San Francisco, Calif.) Calif.), 2014-01, Vol.22 (1), p.108
Main Authors: Spencer, Lowell, Smillie, Eric, Gardiner, Bryan
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Aircraft carriers
Bridges
Buildings
Dams
Demolition
Destruction
Dismantling
Engineers
Laboratories
Maintenance and repair
Nuclear powered ships
Public buildings
Remodeling and renovation
Supercomputers
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Summary:Five cases of mega-destruction are presented, including: 1. demolition of the original eastern span of the Bay Bridge (San Francisco and Oakland, California), 2. demolition of the fixed platforms of NASA Vehicle Assembly Building's High Bay 3, 3. dismantling of the nuclear aircraft carrier, the USS Enterprise, 4. destroying data from the supercomputer Roadrunner, and 5. the San Clemente Dam demolition.
ISSN:1059-1028
1078-3148