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Structure subject to a vehicle impact, explosion or dynamiting
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In cases where a structure is subjected to an impact or blast, EMS engineers can provide its customers with support tailored to their needs, depending on their role and involvement. Thus, EMS will specifically address the needs of the owner, the builder, the various insurers or any other involved party with the following services:

  • Evaluate the precariousness of the structure and the risk of worsening or successive collapses;
  • Secure the area;
  • Analyse  the conformity of the structure;
  • Identify damage prior to the sinister from those connected to it;
  • Technical analysis under different codes that may be applicable and production of reports for legal purpose;
  • Analyse the resistance of the structures (wood, steel, concrete, masonry) to determine if they are affected by the heat and if they can fulfill the purpose for which they are intended;
  • Determine damage of the building envelope;
  • Identify repair or reconstruction solutions;
  • Estimate cost;
  • Produce  drawings and specifications for rehabilitation of the structure after the disaster, up to standard or not.
Lining concrete panel hit by a heavy vehicle

Lining concrete panel hit by a heavy vehicle

Lining concrete panel hit by a heavy vehicle

Lining concrete panel hit by a heavy vehicle

Structure breakage after the impact of a vehicle

Structure breakage after the impact of a vehicle

Structure breakage after the impact of a vehicle

Structure breakage after the impact of a vehicle

Structure breakage after the impact of a vehicle

Structure breakage after the impact of a vehicle

Cracked concrete wall after an explosion

Cracked concrete wall after an explosion

Concrete slab lifted and cracked after underground explosion

Concrete slab lifted and cracked after underground explosion

Damage after dynamiting

Damage after dynamiting

Damage after dynamiting

Damage after dynamiting

Damage after dynamiting

Damage after dynamiting

Damage after dynamiting

Damage after dynamiting