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Understanding finite element analysis for pile caps
A reporter questions the validity of using two-dimensional finite element (2D FE) shells to model structural elements such as pile caps.
18 October 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1152
Region: CROSS-UK
Poor quality design leads to failure for a small design and build contract
An example of a small design and build contract where poor design and management led to an inadequate structure being built.
6 June 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1088
Region: CROSS-UK
Glued on stainless steel panels fall
A ceiling in a retail setting was designed to be faced with reflective finish panels. The contractor proposed stainless steel bonded to MDF with folded edges and concealed mechanical restraint. The designer overruled the contractor and selected an adhesive-only solution which was implemented. Some months later, several panels failed, with some stainless steel facings falling to the floor.
20 February 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1187
Region: CROSS-UK
Collapse of folded plate timber roof at a school
This report is about a critical safety issue concerning folded timber roofs, in various settings, including over school halls.
18 October 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1160
Region: CROSS-UK
RAAC planks in a 1970s shopping centre
An existing large shopping centre built circa 1975 had a number of external storerooms and loading bays with roofs constructed using reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) planks. The planks had deflected to the extent that they needed replacing.
20 February 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1155
Region: CROSS-UK
Building regulations submissions
This report has been written on behalf of a group of senior local government structural engineers who refer to previous CROSS newsletters and in particular the reports relating to the poor quality of building regulation submissions and lack of checking resources.
1 July 2007
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 65
Region: CROSS-UK
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