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Has the role of building control changed?
A reporter raises a query about the role of Building Control.
5 September 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 810
Region: CROSS-UK
Checking structural calculations
A reporter worked for a small consultancy as a graduate structural engineer where their calculations were never checked.
3 August 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 816
Region: CROSS-UK
Punching shear design spreadsheets
This is a technical note from a reporter about the methods their firm uses for punching shear design because there was concern about punching shear design spreadsheets possibly leading to potentially unsafe situations. .
28 March 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 830
Region: CROSS-UK
The myth of quality assurance
This report argues that to achieve the objective of good quality construction that satisfies the design intent there is no substitute for the practice of regular site inspections being conducted by the original design engineer. It questions whether there has been too much reliance on the process of quality assurance systems to the detriment of the quality of the end product.
25 November 2021
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 960
Region: CROSS-AUS
Steelwork splices do not match design calculations
Remedial works had to be carried out after it was found that steelwork splices on site did not match calculations which were retrospectively provided by a contractor.
29 March 2021
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 916
Region: CROSS-UK
Specification issue with steel hollow sections
A reporter raises concerns after their structural engineer had failed to specify the steel grade used in the design for hollow sections on two projects.
30 July 2021
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1006
Region: CROSS-UK
Professional indemnity insurance issues raise safety concerns
Several reporters have raised concerns in relation to significant cost increases and the introduction of new restrictions on professional indemnity insurance (PII) policies.
13 August 2021
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1022
Region: CROSS-UK
Safety issues when adding PV panels to existing roofs
A reporter raises concerns over the lack of structural engineering knowledge and dangerous assumptions, that they have seen, in assessments for the installation of photovoltaic (PV) panels for a number of buildings.
13 December 2021
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1015
Region: CROSS-UK
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