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Concrete Demolition Without

The Noise, Dust or Vibration

Concrete Demolition

G i ve n m o s t s t r u c t u re s a n d j o b s i t e s a re f i l l e d w i t h

c o n c ret e , d e m o l i t i o n c o nt ra c t o r s re q u i re m u l t i p l e

" t o o l s i n t h e i r t o o l b ox " t o ef fe c t i ve l y d e a l w i t h t h e

m at e r i a l .   S u c c e s s f u l d e m o l i t i o n i s d ef i n i t e l y m o re

t h a n a o n e s i ze f i t s a l l s o l u t i o n a n d ex p e r i e n c e d

c o nt ra c t o r s h ave a ra n g e of t e c h n i q u e s i n t h e i r b a g

of t r i c ks t o ef fe c t i ve l y b re a k c o n c ret e o n t i m e , o n

b u d g et a n d s afe l y.

Th e re a re a n u m b e r of ways t o b re a k , d i s m a nt l e a n d

re m ove c o n c ret e .   C h o o s i n g t h e o pt i m a l m et h o d

d e p e n d s o n t h e s p e c i f i c s of t h e p ro j e c t , wo r k

e nv i ro n m e nt , e q u i p m e nt ava i l a b l e , b u d g et a n d t i m e

c o n s i d e rat i o n s .

Traditional Approaches

Us i n g e q u i p m e nt l i ke a j a c k h a m m e r i s c o m m o n , b u t

t h i s t e c h n i q u e i s a s l ow, ex p e n s i ve , m e s sy a n d

l a b o u r- i nt e n s i ve p ro c e s s .   Ja c k h a m m e r s a n d ot h e r
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t ra d i t i o n a l d e m o l i t i o n t e c h n i q u e s t e n d t o s h a ke t h e

s u r ro u n d i n g a re a u p p ret t y b a d l y a n d m ay p o s e a n

u n a c c e pt a b l e l eve l of n o i s e a n d d u s t .

Using Dexpan for Concrete Demolition

D ex p a n n o n - ex p l o s i ve d e m o l i t i o n a g e nt /ex p a n s i ve

g ro u t i s a n a l t e r n at i ve t o j a c k h a m m e r s o r b l a s t i n g ,

e s p e c i a l l y o n s i t e s w i t h n o i s e , d u s t , v i b rat i o n o r

s afet y c o n c e r n s .   D ex p a n i s a n i d e a l s o l u t i o n i n

p ro j e c t s w i t h c o nf i n e d s p a c e s ,   d i f f i c u l t t o a c c e s s

a re a s p reve nt i n g u s e of h e av y e q u i p m e nt o r w h e n

b l a s t i n g o r ex p l o s i ve s m ay n ot b e a v i a b l e o pt i o n

d u e t o n o i s e , d u s t , p e r m i t , l i c e n s i n g o r s afet y i s s u e s .

What is Dexpan?  How Does Dexpan

Work?

D ex p a n i s a p owd e r w h e n m i xe d w i t h wat e r a n d

p o u re d i nt o p re - d r i l l e d h o l e s g e n e rat e s a n i n c re d i b l e

1 8,0 0 0 P S I ex p a n s i ve fo rc e t o b re a k t h e s t ro n g e s t

c o n c ret e o r re i nfo rc e d c o n c ret e s afe l y a n d c o s t

ef fe c t i ve l y w i t h n o n o i s e , v i b rat i o n o r d u s t .

Benefits of Using Dexpan to Break

Concrete

D ex p a n n o n - ex p l o s i ve d e m o l i t i o n a g e nt h a s a

n u m b e r of p ot e nt i a l b e n ef i t s :

-   N o n o i s e , d u s t , ex p l o s i o n s , g ro u n d v i b rat i o n s o r

s h o c k wave s .
-   E a s i l y b re a ks re i nfo rc e d c o n c ret e a n d a l l t y p e s of

s t o n e a n d b o u l d e r s i nt o m o re m a n a g e a b l e s i ze s a n d

s h a p e s m a k i n g c l e a n - u p a n d re m ova l e a s i e r a n d l e s s

ex p e n s i ve .

- S afe r t h a n b l a s t i n g w i t h n o ex p l o s i ve s , f l y i n g

d e b r i s , t ox i c g a s e s o r c o m p o u n d s .

- N o ex p e n s i ve m a c h i n e r y re nt a l c o s t s

- Re d u c e d we a r a n d t e a r o n e q u i p m e nt l owe r i n g

m a i nt e n a n c e , re p a i r a n d re p l a c e m e nt c o s t s

-   E a sy t o u s e , s t o re a n d t ra n s p o r t .  

- N o s p e c i a l l i c e n s e s , p e r m i t s , t ra i n i n g ,

c e r t i f i c at i o n s , h i g h s e c u re d s t o ra g e , s p e c i a l s h i p p i n g

o r i n s u ra n c e

- P rov i d e s a d e m o l i t i o n s o l u t i o n i n s e n s i t i ve a re a s

such as schools, hospitals, airports, heritage

b u i l d i n g s , u n d e r wat e r o r e c o l o g i c a l l y f ra g i l e a re a s

D ex p a n i s u s e d by d e m o l i t i o n , d r i l l i n g a n d b l a s t i n g

c o nt ra c t o r s , exc avat i o n a n d m i n i n g c o m p a n i e s ,

m u n i c i p a l i t i e s , u t i l i t i e s a n d eve n o n D I Y p ro j e c t s

w h e n n o i s e , g ro u n d v i b rat i o n , a i r b l a s t s , d u s t o r

t ox i c c o m p o u n d s a re u n a c c e pt a b l e .   D ex p a n c a n d o

t h e j o b l a rg e r m a c h i n e r y o r b l a s t i n g c a n’ t .  

B re a k i n g c o n c ret e , re i nfo rc e d c o n c ret e , ro c ks o r

b o u l d e r s u s i n g D ex p a n i s q u i et , s afe , c l e a n ,

c o nt ro l l a b l e a n d c o s t ef fe c t i ve .

Another Alternative for Breaking Rock &

Concrete

C a n a d i a n m a d e Ro c k Re m ova l C a r t r i d g e s a re

a n ot h e r a l t e r n at i ve t o ex p l o s i ve s a n d t ra d i t i o n a l

t e c h n i q u e s fo r b re a k i n g ro c k a n d c o n c ret e .

R k R l C t id id l ti h
Ro c k Re m ova l C a r t r i d g e s p rov i d e a s o l u t i o n w h e n

fa c e d w i t h a s e n s i t i ve p ro j e c t re q u i r i n g a s afe , m o re

i m m e d i at e a n d p owe r f u l o pt i o n t h at s t i l l re d u c e s f l y

ro c k , v i b rat i o n , n o i s e , d u s t a n d p o l l u t a nt s .

Ro c k Re m ova l C a r t r i d g e s a re s i m p l y a h o l l ow t u b e

t h at i s f i l l e d w i t h a s p e c i a l l y fo r m u l at e d p ro p e l l a nt .

I n s e r t e d i nt o a p re - d r i l l e d h o l e , t h e c a r t r i d g e i s

i n i t i at e d re s u l t i n g i n a p u l s e of h i g h - p re s s u re g a s

t h at f ra c t u re s t h e s u r ro u n d i n g ro c k o r c o n c ret e .

R R C ’s ef fe c t i ve l y f ra c t u re t h e t o u g h e s t ro c k a n d

c o n c ret e i n d o o r s , o u t d o o r s , u n d e rg ro u n d a n d

u n d e r wat e r a n d c o m e i n a ra n g e of C a r t r i d g e S i ze s

t o m at c h t h e p ro j e c t s i ze a n d o b j e c t i ve s .

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