The articles archived below feature some of the most unique, challenging and successful explosive demolition projects from around the world. These reports were written in whole or part by the staff at implosionworld.com, and were originally published in various engineering journals and industry publications

> GALVESTON HEADHOUSE *NEW*
Dykon fells Largest Port Elevator in US
> EDUCATION AND L&R BUILDINGS *NEW*
Large state office towers imploded in downtown Baton Rouge
> MILL CREEK HOMES *NEW*
Explosive demolition of public housing in Philadelphia
> MY GREEK EXPERIENCE *NEW*
Blaster Eric Kelly gives first-hand account of large factory blast
> FISCHER HOMES *NEW*
First-ever implosion in New Orleans
> US GRANT BRIDGE *NEW*
Steve Rainwater blasts giant suspension bridge on Ohio-Kentucky border
> EMERGENCY RESPONSE
Implosions now commonly used as emergency response events
> CEMENTERIA SANTA GILLA
Blasting amid sunbathers along the Italian coast of Sardinia
> JACKSONVILLE MEMORIAL COLISEUM
Demolition Dynamics fells entertainment arena in Florida
> SETTING THE PACE
Dykon completes six projects in 3-1/2 weeks
> ST. FABIAN'S TOWER
22-storey London blowdown leaves adjacent structures untouched
> EMERGENCY BRIDGE DEMOLITION
Overcoming adversity in Oklahoma, Wisconsin & Pinang, Malaysia
> THE END OF THE VET
NADC Members Team for Perfect Implosion
> GROUND ZERO
Demolition teams relate experiences at World Trade Center site
> OHIO TURNPIKE BRIDGE
Demtech sets world record with 13-span, 2,700-foot blast
> 15 STRUCTURES, 4 COUNTRIES, 1 WEEKEND
An Explosive 96 Hours With the Team at Protec
> WELSH AUDITORIUM
Blasting 2 million pound steel roof off of Grand Rapid's centerpiece venue
> ROUTE 60 CAUSEWAY BRIDGE
Demtech performs emergency 3am blast in Clearwater, Florida
> HALF-WAY HOUSE
CDG "goes Hollywood" with tricky special-effects movie blast in Casablanca
> SEMINOLE GREYHOUND PARK
Grandstand blasted at historic Florida dog track
> BRADFORD'S FIRST BLOWDOWN
Demolition of Provincial House in the heart of the city centre
> MATTATUCK BUILDING
Precision Explosives implodes Connecticut landmark
> RIVERFRONT STADIUM
Blasting full-sized stadium in downtown Cincinnati
> SHAWINIGAN TOWER
Bizarre plane crash leads to delicate record-setting blast in Canada
> SPACE LAUNCH COMPLEX 41
Behind the scenes with Dykon at Kennedy Space Center
> DELAWARE TRUST
Demtech implodes heavily reinforced bank in downtown Wilmington
> GLASGOW RECOVERS
First high-rises to be explosively felled since 1993 fatality
> CHOUTEAU BRIDGE
1886 structure was among oldest bridges in America
> COLUMBIA BANK
Awesome withdraw of 13-story landmark from Kansas City skyline
> MEMORIAL BRIDGE
Demtech razes 3-span bridge in Virginia
> THE BIG SOMBRERO
A final "tip of the hat" to Tampa stadium
> BIG MUSKIE
World's largest man-made machine blasted by Dykon
> STELLAR STACKS
725-foot concrete stack deftly dropped into 200-foot area
> PERFECT LANDING
First post-9/11 implosion occurs at active airline terminal
> NO ROOM FOR ERROR
20-story London towers felled within tight confines
> RAZING A REFINERY
Cracker and Coker Towers blasted in Mississippi
> BARRIE HOUSE
21-story apartment building blowdown in Ealing, England
> TOPPLING TOWERS
Water towers felled in historic Pennsylvania village
> HAYES HOMES
Public housing units razed in Newark, New Jersey
> PUTNAM BRIDGE
Marietta, Ohio structure scuttled using 400 shaped ch
arges

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