Dairyland Steam Power Station Chimney - Controlled Demolition, Inc.

Controlled Demolition, Inc. (CDI) of Phoenix, Maryland, USA (acting as Explosives Subcontractor to Main Demolition Contractor, American Demolition & Nuclear Decommissioning (DND), Inc of Grand Island, New York) performs the preparation for and successful explosives felling of one (1), 700’ tall reinforced concrete windscreen and free standing internal brick liner in Alma, Wisconsin on Monday, October 1, 2018. The thin wall construction of the windscreen and reinforcing did not provide adequate “constrained” concrete to provide an acceptable hinge area for CDI to absolutely control the accuracy of fall between railroad main lines and critical electric grid infrastructure. CDI’s team designed and installed new hinges to carry the structure through initial rotation, guiding the structure precisely along the designed center of fall.
There was no interruption of electric transmission operations or unplanned outage due to dust/vibration created by the felling of the structure. The railroad main lines closed during the actual felling of the structure were reopened per schedule.

[@SJR_Media_Group]

I always make a prediction if chimney will remain intact or come apart due to negative G-load as it rotates during free fall. By the time it is past 45 degrees, the top is being pulled in tension. Many times they hit ground in several pieces. After impact, the chimney which is mostly air, is reduced to a narrow track of debris. CDI can drop a chimney in the exact spot they planned. Watching it from several camera angles is always a treat.

[@neilsaveron7763]

that chimney demolition PowerPoint in Alma Wisconsin

[@jso19801980]

1:04 looks like a giant cigarette

[@LegoGuyfan]

That's what I'm saying😂

[@Maniac1607]

Currently binge-watching these videos.

[@intelati49]

Hey, Coming from the failed Cheminée de Centrale Thermique video

[@BiggEBoBo]

Best video ever

[@TheLoizeauxGroupLLC]

Thank you! Thanks for watching!

[@janegarcia9091]

Best video ever

[@jamesmul383]

Awesome

[@ignatiusrobertson3591]

Wow! That came down like a giant bomb!!!

[@j.d.hutchens3561]

Be really cool to have a camera on top as it went down

[@bargauze9599]

How would that not destroy the camera J.D?

[@morfeuss85]

That 2nd puff of dust is a second delayed charge or crushing of the concrete?

[@Dimonm2008]

what the height?

[@jurgenvicente6222]

I thought the thumbnail was a cigarette

[@Langosteen]

Sameeeee

[@2DreamGamers]

Same

[@ukrainegaming2167]

Kindof

[@romananankov6563]

Wow that's awesome

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O

[@theboywhodroveaway7954]

Idk no why, but the thumbnail looks like a cigarette.

[@wotblitzuploadchannel9744]

Nice vid

[@maxtornogood]

Most popular video from this channel (by far) isn't even a building demolition but rather a power station chimney being felled by a single set of charges.

[@davegreenlaw5654]

Gotta wonder just HOW many years of accumulated soot, ash, and other stuff were being pushed out in an instant there?

[@janegarcia9091]

I love the second one 👍

[@BNSFSantaFe603]

1:04 The Tower Made It's very Last Smoke For 1 More time and The Last Time Before Impacting The Ground. :(

[@solankidevraj]

Who said fire on the first one?

[@bradleymcwilliams6348]

Could someone explain the difference between a "chimney" and a "wind screen"? Thanks.

[@Stack-bd9wq]

Large reinforced concrete chimneys like the one in this video vary in design but typically consist of two main 'parts': 1) One or more inner flues/liners that contain and carry exhaust gases up the structure. The flues/liners can be constructed from brick, r/c concrete, steel or fibreglass and are lined with acid-resistant materials to protect them from the corrosive effects of the exhaust gas. 2) An outer concrete shell, which is called a wind screen or wind shield. This serves to structurally support and protect the inner flue(s). There is usually a void between the inner flue(s) and outer concrete shell allowing internal access throughout the full height of the chimney structure for maintenance and servicing of aircraft warning lights, etc.

[@johnderby8921]

CDI always does it right and puts on a good show. Produced a video for them in Boston quite a few years ago. Great people to work with and for! NH

[@kantaralak.billlbill1857]

Fred dibnah would have brought that down with a box of matches

[@brotherismad]

so many views but barely any comments

[@alexandergrube6437]

it's because the channel only recently enabled comments on their videos. for a while they were all disabled so I assume a lot of people just didn't bother to look

[@axelduarte4239]

❤😂🎉😢😮😅😊

[@Jeremy.Bearemy]

2:14 Sounds like you made it angry

[@LUrzidil-rn7nd]

hard to believe the chimney held together, when it turns into dust so easily ... or is the concrete fragile? however, now i dont find concrete solid like a stone anymore :D :D :D ... and i am glad we dont have earthquakes in our country ... or is it because it is old? a new one wouldnt be destroyed so easily?

[@clementclarisseclemen3d708]

It's a matter of mechanic: In compression, vertical stress, it withstand very well. But like a tank, it withstand only if stress is equaly shared all around the structure. So if any part of the walls got a dent, it's a weak point where all constrain may coming, and it's when that happen that's everything collapse, because it could no longer bear such a force. So don't be worry about concrete strengh, that's also why we use rebars, to add shear resistance.

[@hastonandrew2]

Sad to see such an old ancient tower come down and it’s been through the ringer people has built that and now it’s down

[@MichaelWilliams-be8yf]

It sounds so cool collapsing you can hear the massive explosion and then the massive sounding wind rush through the funnel.😎❤️😎

[@audraboudreau3255]

so what does CDI stand for?

[@jamesholton2630]

Controlled Demolition, Inc.

[@jamesworley9888]

Pretty sure I just saw someone put out the world's biggest cigarette.

[@ferstuck37]

Wonder if these guys ever heard of Fred Dibnah, old school demo!

[@audraboudreau3255]

IDC stands for international demolition company

[@rondelby2482]

It blowed like a giant horn as it hit the ground

[@audraboudreau3255]

when was it built?

[@pickle3000.]

The pic on the cover looks like a cigarette 🤣

[@phanvanhoang5743]

Pp

[@RobertCraft-re5sf]

That's a big chimney. Why not use it as a radio and communications tower?

[@rondelby2482]

Its facinating to hear and see them fall but them and water towers are vaniching every day from our country.

[@RailPreserver2K]

Is there a chance you could include a little history about the structure being torn down ? I find that sort of stuff intresting

[@madddjacob8771]

Dad: watches video Son: why are you crying so damn loud

[@4STRIA._]

Dad: I WANT TO SMOKE😭😭😭😭😭

[@hydeang7045]

Son:WTF

[@lkmayhew9390]

Amazing. Well done team👌

[@audraboudreau3255]

how long has it been standing?

[@shawnavelasquez4380]

since 1983

[@err0r911]

Tower: Time to res- *falls on ground*

[@Im__A__Fan]

0:49 Best angle

[@MT09-671]

BAM BOOM!

[@glenncerny8403]

Nice.

[@robertmailhos8159]

Strange how much they puff out when they are falling to the ground

[@Hello98878]

R. I. P Power station

[@ChefKevinRiese]

I felt sorry for that chimney!

[@masonseitllari9478]

So cool is that a demolition site why is there a pool leaning towards the wires it won’t That’s so cool nothing just demolished was a lot of smoke I love it nice videos

[@ft-1775]

wouldnt want to be under that

[@Hello98878]

BOOMMMM

[@mecxibeaucoupronaldo2012]

Rip chimney

[@mrsandrea2010]

How are you guys so successful at these?

[@georgesmith8113]

👍👍😎

[@QantasSecondChannel]

Wow ! Look,s like a biggest fall!

[@dcullengumban7789]

wow😮

[@Jamesthedaffodill]

A few minutes of cigarettes falling

[@User2011ghd]

Я думал, это гигантская сигарета

[@EiffelTowerVSTokyoTower.1298]

I found it on google maps

[@aknberat8483]

Diğeri de kabloların üzerine Çöktü😢

[@chaukhale]

So tall and loud

[@agustinasiregar2030]

😊😊😊😊

[@Hello98878]

Omg

[@wormrose01]

Santa is not going to like this.

[@noahtudio3625]

Yeah

[@LOBALOBZ]

One chimney down this Christmas

[@KarrolMarinas]

CDI

[@peterlu3601]

well that's loud

[@boarbot7829]

Are you calling a coal power station a“steam power station”. Because that is way less specific.

[@kittipogksuksri3011]

❤

[@seanbabiarz6188]

Ok

[@user-cl8kl2ss9i]

И МЕСТНЫЕ ЖИТЕЛИ ПЕРЕУСТРОИЛИСЬ В ПРОСТИ ТУТОК , ВЫВОД : Всё ради детей !!!

[@ibrahimsulaiman1745]

💯👍👍👍🏿👍🏾👍🏽👍🏼👍🏻👍

[@jonelvelez9372]

2009

[@aknberat8483]

Kabloların üzerine Çöktü

[@kapitanenderman9758]

FIRE! 🔥

[@thomasesthomas1996]

Smokestacks always give up the ghost and puff one more time just before impact.

[@meherbaba-godman7483]

❤❤💘💘💖💖

[@WHISPERER007]

Steps to reach this video:- Step 1: open tower of power Step 2: open Collapsing cooling tower Step 3: open water tower demolition Step 4: you're here

[@mengoinggodsway9024]

I got here from emergency demolition of a tower, then thermal damage to wind turbine, and then here

[@jonuthinslawncareandconstr7772]

0:24 and boom goes the dynamite

[@andeande9855]

Who saw my pipe

[@user-db2wj5us4r]

I Made This To With jainga

[@meepsonic]

0:49 Demolished

[@daligoliadze4740]

😱😱😨😱😨😨😨😨😨😧😵😵😵

[@tiffanyheilman6119]

ok

[@andriaandrew6637]

0:14 0:14 0:15 0:16

[@kylehalderman1854]

No way

[@etyiertu9444]

😱🤧😵

[@kelvinng1982]

Ah

[@HyperDim.]

Looks like a giant cigarette

[@petermostyneccleston2884]

Fred would have done a much better job, if he was demolishing the chimney.

[@farisarsyad5535]

70

[@suriyaprucksasem2688]

สวัสดี​

[@puterafaris9575]

OMG

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Like

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☺☺☺

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อ้าออกไปแล้ว😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😅

[@joaovictor-op5qp]

Bam boom😀😀😀😀

[@Scenefreak3]

It looks like a giant cigarette was just lit and then crushed under your shoe

[@The_British_Throne]

Why are humans obsessed with destruction(including me)

[@motorsbz2551]

Oppp

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OMg

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O Jezu

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🏭✖️

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aku orang berunai darusalam

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Aaa

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BoooMmmmmmmmmmmm