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Retaining wall concerns and the stance of a local authority
A reporter was asked by a client to assess a retaining wall built on their boundary by a neighbour who had erected a new dwelling. A review of the calculations and a typical section gave serious concern for its strength.
1 July 2010
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 189
Region: CROSS-UK
Gain in strength of mortar slower than concrete
A masonry wall settled and cracked after four courses of Engineering grade B bricks were substituted (not by the designer) for the original in-situ concrete padstones on cost and handling grounds.
1 April 2010
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 177
Region: CROSS-UK
Loading reinforced masonry wall
A 2.5m high retaining wall showed signs of movement not long after backfilling, and it was found that the deflection was due to creep in the bed joints of the immature wall.
1 April 2010
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 178
Region: CROSS-UK
Collapse of recently installed suspended ceiling
Bingo players had a narrow escape when the ceiling of the hall in which they were playing collapsed.
1 July 2011
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 203
Region: CROSS-UK
Deficiencies on access scaffold
Investigation by a reporter’s firm into an access scaffold on a refurbishment contract on a city centre site brought to light a number of deficiencies which rendered the scaffold out with its design parameters.
1 April 2011
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 219
Region: CROSS-UK
Defective imported scaffold ties
On a contract where multi lift access scaffolds had been installed for a period of up to 18 months in an exposed coastal location, it was found by a reporter on one of the regular inspections that some of the scaffold ties had failed.
1 April 2011
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 230
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
Collapse of tank falsework
This report relates to the collapse of falsework erected to construct an in situ, reinforced concrete, circular water retaining structure.
1 October 2009
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 150
Region: CROSS-UK
Temporary bridge jacking
Transport for London (London Rail) reported publically on an incident concerning temporary bridge jacking and permission to reproduce an extract is gratefully acknowledged by CROSS.
1 April 2009
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 142
Region: CROSS-UK
Piling platform failure
While back screwing an auger, the ground began to fail under the foot of the rig causing it to sink forwards and collapse.
1 January 2012
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 271
Region: CROSS-UK
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