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House collapse implies when a house is knocked down or pulled down by fires or machinery. This paper addresses the secure operation of a demolition job and describes many phases before and when the demolition phase is underway. Throughout the demolition phase the various steps involved include inspecting, extracting toxic material, preparing a demolition schedule, the stabilization report and the precautions for precautionary protection which will be taken. Sled hammers, excavators, bulldozers, wrecking balls etc. and primary explosives used are key tools for these demolition operations, dynamites and RDX. The Implosion is known as explosive is used for the demolition. We recognize that each system is typically 100 years planned for a particular lifespan. The building's presence after the demise of its residents and adjacent structures is quite risky. It is also necessary that the building is demolished. Destruction includes the removal of structures, which requires the destruction of the structure and the retention of important reuse features. Different demolition techniques occur. Based on the form of building removal, the house is pulled down manually or mechanically. The blasting tools include hammers, rowing machines, rockets, bulldozers, wrecking balls and explosive explosives, which are typically found in big structures. They are dynamites and detonators. Before the demolition process, the different steps taken include the inspection of the destruction location, dangerous materials disposal and health preventive procedures. The research often concerns precautionary steps related to machines or structures, buildings, health and protection of the staff. Different demolition waste techniques in literature have been identified for the introduction of appropriate building demolition practices.

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Bhatt, H. (2022). Building Demolition Technique. In: García Márquez, F.P. (eds) International Conference on Intelligent Emerging Methods of Artificial Intelligence & Cloud Computing. IEMAICLOUD 2021. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 273. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92905-3_38

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