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Wrong length blind bolts lead to unsafe bridge structure
Bridge strengthening being carried out using blind bolts left a structure in an unsafe condition with traffic loading on it.
20 February 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1185
Region: CROSS-UK
Masonry panels rock in wind due to missing wall ties
Wall ties designed to connect masonry partitions to adjacent steelwork framing were not installed leaving the masonry walls unrestrained. Walls were seen to be rocking in high winds.
17 February 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 931
Region: CROSS-UK
Missing rebar identified prior to concrete slab pour
A reporter describes how they often encounter issues such as missing reinforcement while carrying out pre-pour inspections.
1 January 2013
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 310
Region: CROSS-UK
Mandatory seismic retrofit construction with quality control problems
Standard seismic retrofit details were used for a building with a non-standard foundation, resulting in inadequate connection of structural shear walls to foundations.
1 September 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 888
Region: CROSS-US
Consequences of low professional fees
An engineer believes that despite public concerns about workmanship issues on site, low professional fees mean that engineers are not able to adequately check the work on site.
1 July 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 905
Region: CROSS-UK
Inadequate punching shear reinforcement in flat slabs
This report highlights how remedial works were required in a number of residential buildings after inadequate punching shear reinforcement was identified.
14 October 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 950
Region: CROSS-UK
Incorrectly installed tension control bolts could have led to serious consequences
A reporter finds incorrectly installed system HRC preload bolt assemblies, better known as tension control bolts, during a site inspection of a new highway bridge over a railway. The incorrectly fitted bolts could have had major structural implications, and led to other safety risks, if the installation error had not been spotted.
24 May 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1196
Region: CROSS-UK
Inadequate design and quality assurance on a mandatory seismic retrofit project
A tenant's structural engineer discovers widespread design and related quality problems on a mandatory seismic retrofit project.
1 September 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 986
Region: CROSS-US
Number of near misses and the regulatory regime
A reporter raises concerns about the number of investigations they are working on, or of which they are aware of.
1 January 2017
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 612
Region: CROSS-UK
Lack of masonry wall ties causes failure
A reporter states that they have come across the presence of serious defects in masonry construction in the past and have no doubt that many other engineers have had similar experiences.
1 April 2018
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 665
Region: CROSS-UK
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