Abstract
A method of breaking up a structure for the recovery of steel as scrap. The structure has steel plates forming a compartment secured to framing in the compartment. The method includes at least partially filling the compartment with a substantially incompressible substance and placing explosive in the substance in the compartment. The explosive is sufficient and adapted on detonation thereof to pressurize the compartment to the extent of causing separation of the plates from the framing. The method further includes detonating the explosive.
Recommended Citation
G. E. Shapiro and P. N. Worsey, "Method of Scrapping Steel Structures," U.S. Patents, Jan 2003.
Department(s)
Mining Engineering
Patent Application Number
US09/903,198
Patent Number
US6530325B2
Document Type
Patent
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2003 Shapiro Brothers, Inc., All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 2003
