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Dangerous design of a retaining wall
Serious errors were made in the input to a computer program used for designing a 1.8m high retaining wall.
29 March 2021
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 989
Region: CROSS-UK
Boundary retaining wall collapse
A boundary blockwork retaining wall, with a fence on top, part collapses due to inadequate design.
30 August 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1119
Region: CROSS-UK
Misleading instructions for a structural component
A reporter confirms the difficulty encountered whilst endeavouring to ensure cast-in insulated connectors supporting a parapet wall and balustrade were properly fixed.
26 August 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1127
Region: CROSS-UK
Collapse of blockwork retaining wall
An 18m length of a 29m long by 140mm thick 2m high dense concrete block retaining wall collapsed hours after being backfilled.
1 October 2009
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 162
Region: CROSS-UK
Failed two storey retaining wall
A two storey high retaining wall adjacent to a house collapsed.
1 October 2011
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 240
Region: CROSS-UK
Concerns with propping design to large excavations
Concerns are raised about the design of propping to large excavations and particularly about the design of the connections for a raking prop to a horizontal waler.
1 January 2019
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 298
Region: CROSS-UK
Unqualified engineer's unsafe computer aided design of a retaining wall
A chartered engineer's check found retaining walls designed by an unqualified person, who relied solely on a computer program, to be inadequate.
20 February 2024
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1210
Region: CROSS-UK
Control of temporary works excavation
Poor, high-water content excavated material, slipped into a 15-20m deep borrow pit. The material had slipped to the bottom of the pit partially burying excavation, crushing and screening equipment. If this slip had occurred during working hours, the impact could have been very serious.
17 November 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1146
Region: CROSS-UK
Frustration about getting a response to a public safety concern
A member of the public reported a partially collapsed retaining structure to bodies they believed could be the responsible authority. Despite continued efforts to get attention to the issue, there was no apparent action to address the concern. This raised the reporter’s concern for public safety.
20 February 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1154
Region: CROSS-UK
Responsibility for boundary retaining wall
A reporter is concerned about a brickwork retaining wall that separates a path alongside a domestic property from an access road.
1 October 2009
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 129
Region: CROSS-UK