Silo Demolition Gone Wrong - Aerial Footage

[heo3480]

I was asked to capture footage with my Mavic Air from a demolition scheduled taking down a big silo one the shores of Vordingborg, Denmark. Despite all preparation, the demolition failed and damaged the building behind.

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What do you think caused the Silo to tilt in the wrong direction?

 

[swooshdave]

I was asked to capture footage with my Mavic Air from a demolition scheduled taking down a big silo one the shores of Vordingborg, Denmark. Despite all preparation, the demolition failed and damaged the building behind.

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What do you think caused the Silo to tilt in the wrong direction?

They didn't calculate what the weight of the silo would do when it dropped down. They assumed it was going to behave like a solid tower (or tree) if you take a chunk out and it should "hinge" on the back part but that wasn't strong enough to support as a hinge.

 

[Wingo]

Murphy's law?

 

[heo3480]

They didn't calculate what the weight of the silo would do when it dropped down. They assumed it was going to behave like a solid tower (or tree) if you take a chunk out and it should "hinge" on the back part but that wasn't strong enough to support as a hinge.

I think you are right about the hinge part, it was not strong enough