Helicopter-Erected Tower Crane Demolishes Buildings

by Charles R. Schrader, (A.M.ASCE), Manager; Schrader Construction Co., Inc. Eugene, Oregon,


Serial Information: Civil Engineering—ASCE, 1975, Vol. 45, Issue 5, Pg. 60-62


Document Type: Feature article

Abstract:

A signigicant logistics and scheduling problem existed for the demolition of these old buildings and the erection of a new one in the middle of an existing plant. Careful construction methods analysis resulted in the innovative solution of using a tower crane to perform the functions needed. A helicopter was used to erect the tower crane as the only feasible method. Total savings by use of this tower crane method over conventional mobile crane methods is estimated to be $100,000 in direct field costs.

Subject Headings: Cranes | Construction methods | Buildings | Logistics | Innovation | High-rise buildings | Existing buildings

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