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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
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
Steelwork connection design
A reporter was asked to design connections for a multi-storey building for which the frame had been designed by another engineer. The result was a near collapse situation.
1 March 2006
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 25
Region: CROSS-UK
Quality of some imported steel components
Concerns are raised that the construction industry is procuring many materials such as steel plates, structural sections, and metal castings from outside the UK and that these are often found to have some issues in meeting specification.
1 January 2013
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 259
Region: CROSS-UK
Litigation on divided responsibilities
Divided design responsibilities, says a reporter, are a common source of litigation.
1 January 2013
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 229
Region: CROSS-UK
Documentation for imported large diameter steel pins
A reporter raises concerns over the possibility that foreign steel with poor, confusing or misleading documentation, is being used on safety critical structures in the UK.
1 January 2013
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 299
Region: CROSS-UK
Stability of tenants' mezzanine
A reporter is concerned about structures where cold-rolled sections depend upon the chipboard for their lateral torsional restraint, and to act as a horizontal diaphragm.
1 July 2013
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 378
Region: CROSS-UK
Fabrication issues with imported steelwork truss in Australia
A reporter raises concerns after a steel truss had significant defects and deflected after erection requiring rectification.
1 July 2014
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 390
Region: CROSS-UK
Grades of weldable quality bolts
A reporter says grade 8.8 bolts are not required to be manufactured as being weldable according to the relevant product standards e.g. ISO 898-1 and -2.
1 April 2014
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 392
Region: CROSS-UK
Failure of anchor bolts holding suspended scaffold
During the removal of a suspended scaffold, it was found that a number of the screw bolt anchors had failed.
1 July 2015
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 430
Region: CROSS-UK
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