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Failed two storey retaining wall
A two storey high retaining wall adjacent to a house collapsed.
1 October 2011
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 240
Region: CROSS-UK
Retaining wall concerns and the stance of a local authority
A reporter was asked by a client to assess a retaining wall built on their boundary by a neighbour who had erected a new dwelling. A review of the calculations and a typical section gave serious concern for its strength.
1 July 2010
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 189
Region: CROSS-UK
Loading reinforced masonry wall
A 2.5m high retaining wall showed signs of movement not long after backfilling, and it was found that the deflection was due to creep in the bed joints of the immature wall.
1 April 2010
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 178
Region: CROSS-UK
Unstable concrete blocks
A reporter from a consulting firm was called to a site where the blocks in a retaining wall were found to be expanding and falling apart.
1 April 2010
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 174
Region: CROSS-UK
Composition of new precast concrete blocks
A UK firm has raised concerns over a new large precast concrete block range which seems to use a wide range of secondary recycled aggregates in its mix, including some potentially hazardous waste.
1 July 2014
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 380
Region: CROSS-UK
Certification of steel sheet piling
A Government Agency raises concerns about the authenticity of documents provided for steel sheet piles produced by an overseas manufacturer.
1 January 2013
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 331
Region: CROSS-UK
Sudden hole in piling mat - update
This is further information about report 566 which highlighted how a sudden hole appeared in a piling mat.
1 October 2016
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 596
Region: CROSS-UK
Changes in temporary works scheme
Changes in the construction programme on site led to the construction of the superstructure of a building, without the liner wall below it being completed.
1 April 2017
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 603
Region: CROSS-UK
Shutter failure during concrete wall pour
A reporter describes how a shutter failed during a concrete wall pour due to resin fixed ties not being allowed to cure.
1 April 2019
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 766
Region: CROSS-UK
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