A Newsletter from CROSS-UK containing reports on structural safety issues.
Note: this Newsletter was published by CROSS (Confidential Reporting on Structural Safety). Since March 2021, Confidential Reporting on Structural Safety is renamed Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures (CROSS).
Newsletter content
Temporary works propping
A reporter raises concerns about the adequacy of temporary works that were installed on site during the refurbishing of a large office building.
Suspended granite ceiling collapse
This report is in relation to the selection of fixings for a suspended ceiling of granite which collapsed in the entrance area of a new office building due to failures of the fixings.
Rendered ceiling failure
This report relates to a failure of a false ceiling below a precast concrete floor.
Dangerous arches
Concerns were raised after several arches of an undercroft style structure in a conservation area were demolished, apparently without consent.
Blind bolt failure on offshore platform
A reporter describes how there was a failure on an offshore platform of a 20t winch base under load testing.
Concerns on stability require prompt action
A reporter was concerned about overall building stability during an extension and conversion project.
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