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Alteration to historic column bases causes settlement issues
Historic timber columns settled and tilted after unauthorised changes were made to their foundation bases.
1 October 2014
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 458
Region: CROSS-UK
Swimming pool ceiling partial collapse
Part of a ceiling above a swimming pool collapsed, injuring four people.
1 April 2015
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 426
Region: CROSS-UK
Mandatory seismic retrofit construction with quality control problems
Standard seismic retrofit details were used for a building with a non-standard foundation, resulting in inadequate connection of structural shear walls to foundations.
1 September 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 888
Region: CROSS-US
Failure of existing long-span wood roof truss following installation of new roof-top HVAC units
Failure of an existing long-span wood roof truss following installation of new roof-top Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) units offers lessons in the special challenges of renovations to existing buildings.
1 September 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 949
Region: CROSS-US
Bottom-chord bracing for metal plate-connected wood trusses used in light-commercial applications
Concerns regarding metal plate-connected wood trusses in light-commercial construction when subject to net uplift.
1 September 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 985
Region: CROSS-US
Inadequate design and quality assurance on a mandatory seismic retrofit project
A tenant's structural engineer discovers widespread design and related quality problems on a mandatory seismic retrofit project.
1 September 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 986
Region: CROSS-US
Dangerous modification during construction of five storey block of flats
A reporter was asked to investigate a five storey timber framed block of flats after the leaseholder of the top floor reported gaps appearing between oak floorboards.
1 January 2018
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 699
Region: CROSS-UK