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Incorrect fabrication of balustrade connection
A reporter describes how threaded bars were incorrectly used for a balustrade fixing instead of bolts which led to failure of the connection.
6 April 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 851
Region: CROSS-UK
Painted faying surfaces leads to connections with insufficient load capacity
Painted, rather than the required unpainted connection faying surfaces, were identified by the Resident Engineer of a reporter's firm during the erection of a primary frame for a large project. The painted surfaces resulted in the connections not having sufficient load carrying capacity and necessitated remedial works.
20 November 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 896
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
Galvanic (bimetallic) corrosion not considered in cladding design
A cladding designer and installer did not consider galvanic (bimetallic) corrosion which led to remedial works being required.
30 June 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 811
Region: CROSS-UK
Concerns over execution class categorisation of steel pedestrian bridge
A reporter is concerned in respect of the steelwork execution class, and quality management arrangements, applied to the construction of a public access pedestrian bridge.
21 November 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1149
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
Steel portal frame erection
A reporter describes how a steel portal frame collapsed during its erection.
1 March 2006
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 20
Region: CROSS-UK
Latent shear stud defects
Shear studs appeared to be satisfactory when checked with the standard pull-over to five degrees but when hit with a hammer they snapped off.
1 November 2005
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 13
Region: CROSS-UK
Structural steel - reinforced concrete interface
A reporter describes how the substructure of a building was constructed out of position to the extent that the steel frame could not be erected to tolerance and could not be connected to the holding down bolts.
1 March 2006
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 19
Region: CROSS-UK
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