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Water ingress to cross-laminated timber structural frame

In an eight year old building that included cross-laminated timber construction, it was found that water penetration had caused parts of the structure to rot.

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.

Rotting plywood decking on grandstand

During visual structural inspections of temporary demountable grandstands, a walkway board failed when it was walked on.

Overloading of existing steelwork frame

Inadequate structural investigations and design of alteration works leads to damage to multi-storey flats.

Sudden failure of storage silo

A 5,000 ton capacity storage silo containing ground granulated blast-furnace slag (ggbs) split apart suddenly and without warning onsite at a concrete production facility.

Concerns about punching shear in a flat slab

This report concerns potential shear failures in flat slabs. This originates from inconsistent design and detailing of the shear reinforcement where a proprietary shear link system is assumed in the design but not followed in detailing.

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Water ingress to cross-laminated timber structural frame

Poor quality design leads to failure for a small design and build contract

Rotting plywood decking on grandstand

Overloading of existing steelwork frame

Sudden failure of storage silo

Concerns about punching shear in a flat slab

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Structural corrosion in a swimming pool building causes concern

Temporary movement joint in slabs not installed correctly

Steelwork splices do not match design calculations

Workmanship in domestic buildings

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