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Erecting reinforcement cages
A reporter asks about best practice guidance for the installation of pre-assembled reinforcement cages, as he can find very little guidance on the web.
1 April 2013
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 327
Region: CROSS-UK
Lack of experience on steel column erection
A reporter highlights how works progressed on site without a detailed method statement being provided by the contractor even though it had been requested.
1 April 2013
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 324
Region: CROSS-UK
Basement party walls
The client's consulting engineer had designed a new basement but, when queried by the consulting engineer for the main contractor, was unable to provide survey information for the adjoining property.
1 January 2014
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 361
Region: CROSS-UK
Wall reinforcement cages collapse
A contractor says that they have experienced two cases of wall reinforcement cages collapsing.
1 April 2013
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 357
Region: CROSS-UK
Painted faying surfaces leads to connections with insufficient load capacity
Painted, rather than the required unpainted connection faying surfaces, were identified by the Resident Engineer of a reporter's firm during the erection of a primary frame for a large project. The painted surfaces resulted in the connections not having sufficient load carrying capacity and necessitated remedial works.
20 November 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 896
Region: CROSS-UK
Failure of large aluminium composite panel
This report highlights the importance of correctly designed fixings and anchoring systems for cladding panels to buildings to minimize the risk of failure.
30 April 2021
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 962
Region: CROSS-AUS
Grouting of joints between load-bearing prefabricated concrete members
This report highlights the risk of failure if grouted joints between load-bearing prefabricated concrete members are not designed and installed correctly.
30 April 2021
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 961
Region: CROSS-AUS
Bridge bearing design and installation - further concerns raised
A reporter says that the issue of successful co-ordination between designers, contractors and specialist bearing suppliers is one they have experienced.
1 January 2019
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 796
Region: CROSS-UK
Post-tensioned slab failure during tendon stressing operations
A reporter disseminates the lessons learned after the end of a slab burst while stressing the tendons in a post-tensioned concrete slab.
1 April 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 882
Region: CROSS-UK
Design and erection of prefabricated (precast) concrete
A correspondent considers that there should always be an experienced temporary works designer for prefabricated concrete structures as many structural engineers do not consider the erection methodology when designing such structures.
1 February 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 871
Region: CROSS-AUS
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