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
Collapse of a hollow core unit
This refers to the collapse of one modest span precast hollow core concrete unit and the excessive deflection of others on a building which was under construction.
Effect of staff change on a design
A reporter illustrates how risk can be generated from staff turnover.
Near collapse of masonry highway bridge
Works adjacent to a masonry arch bridge caused the foundations to subside and damage the bridge beyond repair.
Steel stud failures during bridge construction
This report concerns the failure of a steel studs during construction works on a new bridge associated with major road improvements.
Falsework support to a bridge – a near miss
This report follows the near collapse of a birdcage scaffold falsework structure during an 800 cubic metre concrete pour on a motorway bridge.
GRP panels as permanent shuttering
A reporter highlights problems that were encountered when Glassfibre Reinforced Plastic (GRP) panels were used as permanent formwork on a highway construction project.
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