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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
Precast concrete planks - durability and potential safety concerns
A reporter raises concerns over the recent collapses of precast concrete floor units that are installed throughout the UK.
1 April 2007
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 77
Region: CROSS-UK
Concrete half joints
Poor reinforcement detailing and installation in a half joint led to the collapse of a series of beams and precast concrete slabs.
1 January 2008
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 88
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
Differing reinforcement couplers
On a recent project, because of supply problems, the contractor decided to change from the specified rebar couplers (type ‘A’) to those of another manufacturer (type ‘B’).
1 March 2006
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 28
Region: CROSS-UK
Precast concrete demolition
During the demolition of a tower block, a column collapsed unexpectedly.
1 March 2006
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 27
Region: CROSS-UK
Demolition risks
This report is about the collapse of a flat slab building that occurred overseas whilst the top floor of the building was being demolished onto the next floor down.
1 January 2008
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 96
Region: CROSS-UK
Culvert roof slab failure
A culvert, which carries a river under a busy main road, partially collapsed.
1 April 2008
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 97
Region: CROSS-UK
Further demolition collapse
This report is of an incident that occurred recently in a UK city when a floor suffered a structural collapse during the demolition of a reinforced concrete building.
1 January 2008
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 90
Region: CROSS-UK
Inadequate foundation reinforcement
Subcontractors carrying out the ground works for a multi-storey development failed to provide sufficient continuity reinforcement in the ground beams.
1 October 2008
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 112
Region: CROSS-UK
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