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Missing elements from 3D modelling
A reporter shares their experience on how their team consistently discover missing elements when they erect lattice towers and masts that have been 3D modelled.
5 September 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 792
Region: CROSS-UK
Specifying resin by colour causes confusion
A mistake occurred on-site when resin for fixings was selected by colour of packaging rather than by colour of resin. The actual resin used did not reach sufficient strength and the installed fixing failed under a pull test.
10 March 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1068
Region: CROSS-UK
Stone cladding panel concerns
A reporter is concerned in respect of the risk of failure of stone cladding panels.
9 August 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1069
Region: CROSS-UK
Another example of brick slips falling from height
Another example of defective brick slips falling from the facade of a building.
10 March 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1081
Region: CROSS-UK
Steelwork connection design
A reporter was asked to design connections for a multi-storey building for which the frame had been designed by another engineer. The result was a near collapse situation.
1 March 2006
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 25
Region: CROSS-UK
Concerns over structural design submissions
Concern was expressed about the standard of structural design submissions presented to local authorities.
1 November 2005
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 14
Region: CROSS-UK
Mobile phone masts
The concern of an overseas reporter is that erection, foundation design and construction, and maintenance of mobile phone masts are not carried out adequately.
1 March 2006
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 22
Region: CROSS-UK
Differing reinforcement couplers
On a recent project, because of supply problems, the contractor decided to change from the specified rebar couplers (type ‘A’) to those of another manufacturer (type ‘B’).
1 March 2006
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 28
Region: CROSS-UK
Girder collapse
The failure was of a two-storey high trussed girder with a 36m span, designed to carry a composite steel and concrete floor at the lower level and a trussed roof at higher level.
1 March 2006
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 30
Region: CROSS-UK
Structural failure of older timber connections
A reporter shares three examples of the structural failure or inadequacies of connections in existing timber structures that they have encountered.
13 December 2021
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1040
Region: CROSS-UK
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