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Poor quality design leads to failure for a small design and build contract
An example of a small design and build contract where poor design and management led to an inadequate structure being built.
6 June 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1088
Region: CROSS-UK
Floor vibration in a gym
Vibration within the floor structure of a second floor gym gives rise to concern of structural resonance and possible fatigue of structural members.
26 August 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1106
Region: CROSS-UK
Unsafe design of retrofit cantilever balconies
A structural assessment of a number of new balconies being added to an existing building revealed critical concerns in respect of fixings back into the existing brickwork.
26 August 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1128
Region: CROSS-UK
Punching shear in concrete slabs at perimeter columns
A reporter raises concerns about the underestimation of bending moments in perimeter columns when assessing punching shear in adjacent concrete slabs. Punching shear failures can be brittle and catastrophic. Designers need to include the appropriate ultimate moment in the design actions.
14 October 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1122
Region: CROSS-AUS
Dangerous building work on domestic project
Temporary propping fails during works to a semi-detached property putting the whole building at risk of collapse.
10 March 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1062
Region: CROSS-UK
Basement excavation under a semi-detached house causes collapse
Basement excavation under a semi-detached house causes a collapse.
10 March 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1063
Region: CROSS-UK
Excessive deflection of spliced steel beam
A long-span primary steel beam deflects excessively at its splice during concreting of the floor slab.
30 August 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1111
Region: CROSS-UK
Concern that the structural design of some recent buildings may not have been checked
A reporter has become increasingly concerned that some buildings may be structurally non-compliant for a number of reasons.
26 August 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1120
Region: CROSS-UK
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
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