Stubbs Tower - Savannah Demolition

Raleigh, North Carolina, December 2007 --- Applied Science International, LLC, a subsidiary of The Steel Network, Inc., is showcasing an engineering simulation that predicts the progressive collapse of the Stubbs Tower in Savannah, Georgia. Although the collapse of this fifteen story building is not slated to occur until 8:00 AM on Saturday, December 15th, the software's animation depicting the visualization of this event was released to the press by NC State prior to the demolition. Earlier this year, the historic Charlotte Coliseum was demolished in a spectacular 13-second implosion, leaving only a pile of metal, concrete, and rubble to mark the spot where this celebrated structure once stood. What singled this event out from all other implosions was that ASI simulated the demolition plan and the results were demonstrated to the developer and demolition contractors weeks before the implosion. When asked about the vision driving this new software, ASI Chief Executive Officer Edward diGirolamo stated, "Our goal began almost 12 years ago with the desire to create a new technology, one that would be completely capable of redefining how buildings are designed, analyzed, constructed, protected, and demolished. The Stubbs Tower project is another example of the successful use of the software; this time by Josh Griffin, an NC State graduate student." "Our goal is to put this advanced structural engineering analysis tool into the hands of all practicing engineers beginning in January 2008. They will essentially be able to predict and visualize a structure's behavior on their PC in a manner, and at a level of speed and accuracy found nowhere else." ASI has been involved in several demolition predictions beforehand; go to www.extremeloading.com. Spectators are generally limited to hearing a series of explosions prior to watching a dust cloud rise up from the collapsing structure as the roofline disappears behind the dust. Mr. diGirolamo continued, "With our Extreme Loading Technology (ELT) we can envision what is occurring behind the dust cloud; we can demonstrate the progressive collapse of the Stubbs Tower from start to finish and from every desired angle -- both inside and outside of the building." "We continue to see new and exciting applications for the use of this technology. We can analyze any structure, no matter how large or how small, predict how it will react to just about any external force, and then protect that structure from unnecessary damage. Engineering companies, security firms, and first responders who have to design for, protect against, or respond to emergencies affecting buildings like earthquakes, hurricane force winds, collapse, and man-made threats like blasts are a perfect fit for using ELT on their projects." Today ASI applies its technology in construction design and analysis, in vulnerability assessment and risk mitigation planning, in forensics, and in deconstruction and demolition planning. ASI's Extreme Loading Technology was originally unveiled at a Homeland Defense Conference sponsored by the Homeland Defense Journal and reviewed in a Special Report earlier this year and is available at www.homelanddefensejournal.com. "We have one of the world's leading technologies; a 'what if' capability with unlimited potential to improve multiple areas of scientific research where material separation and behavior is studied. Because it is structural behavior we are interested in today, it is our desire to help create a safer world with structures that are not only built to last but have the ability to offer their occupants the greatest degree of protection and security," concluded diGirolamo.

YouTube | December 14, 2007