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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
Retaining wall collapsed onto highway due to heavy rain
A 2.5m high sandstone retaining wall collapsed onto a highway following a period of heavy rain.
1 June 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 791
Region: CROSS-UK
Failure of vertical bracing system in coffee shop
A reporter noticed that a bolt at a low level connecting node of the vertical bracing system in a public building had failed.
30 June 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 759
Region: CROSS-UK
Failure of prestressed hollowcore units during storage and transport
A reporter shares their experience of the failure of prestressed hollowcore units during storage and transport.
1 June 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 748
Region: CROSS-UK
Corrosion of main girder beam on bridge supporting rail lines
A hole was found in the central main girder on a bridge supporting rail line during inspection works.
23 May 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 745
Region: CROSS-UK
Private Building Control data protection use
A reporter needed details of a domestic extension from a local authority who said that an application had been made for the original work by a private company, but under the Data Protection Act they could not release any drawings or documentation.
6 April 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 825
Region: CROSS-UK
Major safety defects in hospital
A number of construction defects were found in a hospital following the inspection of the external wall system.
29 March 2021
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 826
Region: CROSS-UK
Inadequate bridge bearing pad installation
During the final construction phase of a reinforced concrete bridge deck, the contractor installed the elastomeric bridge bearing pads using a non-approved and potentially dangerous methodology.
28 March 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 828
Region: CROSS-UK
Contractor notches steel transfer beam
A transfer beam with 50mm thick flanges supporting a four-storey building was notched, without approval from the design engineer, to accommodate suspended ceiling fixings.
29 March 2021
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 829
Region: CROSS-UK
Concerns over old wall misuse
A reporter is concerned about the stability of a boundary wall after a neighbour carried out works adjacent to it.
13 December 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 846
Region: CROSS-UK