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Specifying resin by colour causes confusion
A mistake occurred on-site when resin for fixings was selected by colour of packaging rather than by colour of resin. The actual resin used did not reach sufficient strength and the installed fixing failed under a pull test.
10 March 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1068
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
Concerns over execution class categorisation of steel pedestrian bridge
A reporter is concerned in respect of the steelwork execution class, and quality management arrangements, applied to the construction of a public access pedestrian bridge.
21 November 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1149
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
Steelwork connection design
A reporter was asked to design connections for a multi-storey building for which the frame had been designed by another engineer. The result was a near collapse situation.
1 March 2006
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 25
Region: CROSS-UK
Mobile phone masts
The concern of an overseas reporter is that erection, foundation design and construction, and maintenance of mobile phone masts are not carried out adequately.
1 March 2006
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 22
Region: CROSS-UK
Differing reinforcement couplers
On a recent project, because of supply problems, the contractor decided to change from the specified rebar couplers (type ‘A’) to those of another manufacturer (type ‘B’).
1 March 2006
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 28
Region: CROSS-UK
Liquid metal assisted cracking (LMAC)
A reporter raises concerns about the risk of liquid metal assisted cracking during the hot dip galvanising process.
1 November 2006
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 45
Region: CROSS-UK
Concerns about punching shear in a flat slab
This report concerns potential shear failures in flat slabs. This originates from inconsistent design and detailing of the shear reinforcement where a proprietary shear link system is assumed in the design but not followed in detailing.
13 December 2021
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1050
Region: CROSS-UK
Temporary movement joint in slabs not installed correctly
Dowels in temporary movement joints for a slab were not installed correctly, impacting the structural behaviour.
29 March 2021
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 998
Region: CROSS-UK
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