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• Dynamite
• RDX
DYNAMITE
• Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine
is called as RDX.
• RDX-based explosive compounds expand at a
very high rate of speed, up to 27,000 feet per
second (i.e.) 8,230 meters per second.
• Instead of disintegrating the entire column, the
concentrated, high-velocity pressure slices
right through the steel, splitting it in half
EXPLOSIVES
HOW TO IGNITE
• Nonstructural ramps,
slabs, and siding
were removed to
reduce the amount of
debris that fell to the
ground.
Demolition of King Dome
• Explosives were placed in the structure at
key locations.
Demolition of King Dome
• Demolition of the
main structure
occurred in two phases
of a single implosion
sequence. Explosives
in the Phase 2 areas
were detonated several
seconds after Phase 1.
Demolition of King Dome
• Phase 1 continued to
fall, helping to pull
Phase 2 in. Phase 2
was detonated
several seconds later
and collapsed and
fell the same as
Phase 1.
Demolition of King Dome