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Design responsibility for steel to concrete connections
A reporter provides an illustrative example to support their view that the design responsibility for steel to concrete connections should be shared between the responsible designers of both materials, and that a Lead Designer should ensure all designs are properly integrated.
20 February 2024
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1261
Region: CROSS-UK
Concerns over corrosion of dissimilar metals in fixing cavity wall tie systems
A reporter is concerned about corrosion that may occur between dissimilar metals that can be used in cavity wall tie systems. The reporter has noted that stainless steel and carbon steel may be fixed together in wall cavities, which are damp environments, and that corrosion of dissimilar metals in contact may occur.
24 May 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1186
Region: CROSS-UK
Masonry panels rock in wind due to missing wall ties
Wall ties designed to connect masonry partitions to adjacent steelwork framing were not installed leaving the masonry walls unrestrained. Walls were seen to be rocking in high winds.
17 February 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 931
Region: CROSS-UK
Unsafe design of retrofit cantilever balconies
A structural assessment of a number of new balconies being added to an existing building revealed critical concerns in respect of fixings back into the existing brickwork.
26 August 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1128
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
Preparation of holes in concrete for chemical anchors
Reinforcement intended to be resin anchored into concrete was not anchored, because the resin did not cure, due to contamination within the holes.
6 June 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1096
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
Brick slips falling from height
A reporter describes cases of brick slips falling from height due to adhesive failures and considers that there is a danger to the public.
13 August 2021
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1017
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
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
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