How does an implosion work?
Not all demolition blast (s) are implosions. The industry often refers to them as implosions because it is a popular expression. A true implosion is a case when a structure has been caused to fall inwards on itself. Smokestacks, towers, bridges and most buildings are not imploded. They are simply knocked over. Implosion is used when there is limited area on all sides of a structure making it impossible to lay them out. The principles used on an implosion are basically the same whether it is a true implosion, or if the structure is simply going to be laid out. The principle tool in an implosion is gravity. The explosives are used to weaken and cause the supporting members of the structure to fail, thus allowing gravity to pull the structure down or over. If you have a four-legged table and you remove two legs from one side, the table will fall over. You can control the direction of fall by choosing which two legs to remove. A large building generally has many legs, or columns, that supp
