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Building regulations checking
A reporter’s firm has been carrying out building regulations checks for 25 years, but it is only in the last six or seven years (say 2000-2006) that concerns have arisen, some of which are described below.
1 July 2007
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 33
Region: CROSS-UK
Design of timber structures
An approximate design led to a timber roof deflecting considerably.
1 November 2005
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 17
Region: CROSS-UK
Structural steel - reinforced concrete interface
A reporter describes how the substructure of a building was constructed out of position to the extent that the steel frame could not be erected to tolerance and could not be connected to the holding down bolts.
1 March 2006
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 19
Region: CROSS-UK
Removal of internal structure
The roof trusses, 6m above the ground floor, had been left supported on props made by nailing floor joists together; one at each party wall position.
1 July 2006
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 46
Region: CROSS-UK
Responsibility for change
The inadequate substitution of lintels led to them buckling, and the surrounding masonry cracking.
1 February 2007
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 50
Region: CROSS-UK
Precast concrete planks - durability and potential safety concerns
A reporter raises concerns over the recent collapses of precast concrete floor units that are installed throughout the UK.
1 April 2007
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 77
Region: CROSS-UK
Facade failure
Large pieces of granite fell without warning from a second floor opening.
1 February 2007
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 63
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
Failure of blind bolts
There was a partial collapse of a steel frame building due to the failure of some blind bolts during the construction period. Loads at the time were well below anticipated failure levels.
1 April 2007
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 71
Region: CROSS-UK
Inadequate underpinning
Works were stopped on site after it was discovered the contractor had completely ignored the specified 5-bay sequence and timing of the underpinning works shown on the design drawings.
1 April 2007
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 72
Region: CROSS-UK
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