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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
Collapse of folded plate timber roof at a school
This report is about a critical safety issue concerning folded timber roofs, in various settings, including over school halls.
18 October 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1160
Region: CROSS-UK
Failure of cantilevered stone staircase
During the renovation and change-of-use conversion of a former minor stately home built around 1830, under pedestrian loading, a ‘cantilevered’ stone staircase partially collapsed without warning.
21 February 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1147
Region: CROSS-UK
Preventing the collapse of free-standing masonry walls
There have been collapses of free-standing masonry walls over many years and there have been fatalities and numerous injuries; particularly to children.
1 September 2014
CROSS Safety Alert
Region: CROSS-UK, CROSS-AUS, CROSS-US
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
Near collapse of masonry highway bridge
Works adjacent to a masonry arch bridge caused the foundations to subside and damage the bridge beyond repair.
1 October 2012
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 286
Region: CROSS-UK
Multi-storey car parks - structural condition concerns
A reporter raises concerns about the structural condition of a number of car parks that they have worked on as remediation projects.
1 April 2012
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 265
Region: CROSS-UK
Multi-storey car parks demolished due to structural defects
A reporter shares their experience on two instances where their firm has prepared reports and carried out numerical assessments of city centre car parks that have led to the car parks being demolished.
1 April 2012
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 267
Region: CROSS-UK
Collapse of proprietary timber roof
A proprietary timber roof system spanning 8m over a school hall collapsed. The roof was constructed in 1959, and formed from a ply-web beam system, with hardboard ceiling and ply deck and asphalt covering.
1 January 2012
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 273
Region: CROSS-UK
Further issues with freezing and galvanised hollow sections
A reporter was involved in correcting a cold formed galvanised square hollow section (SHS) four storey balcony structure where longitudinal splits formed in at least two of the four columns.
1 January 2014
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 314
Region: CROSS-UK
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