When a multilevel concrete structures is demolished, care must be taken
to minimize or eliminate the damage to lower levels of the building from
falling debris. Creating a shock absorbing pad is one way to do that.
Installing ¾” plywood over 2” thick sheets of .9 lb Recycled EPS has
proven to be an effective shock absorbing pad for these situations.
For the demolition of the plaza level of this parking garage in Crystal
City, Virginia, the contractor used a demolition robot to remove the
plaza level floors from below. The demolition robot is able to remove
large chunks of concrete and rebar with the machine operator out of
harms way from falling debris which lands on the pad, created by the
placing ¾” plywood over a 2” layer of .9 lb recycled EPS, helped limit
the force of the falling concrete on the floor below. Bobcats and
backhoes were used to haul the concrete & rebar to construction
dumpsters.
EPS sheets are available in just about any thickness and in a variety of
densities to handle any size project.
