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Concerns over robustness of some 20 year old buildings

Concerns about the robustness of several two-storey buildings dating from the early 2000s.

6 June 2022

CROSS Safety Report

Report ID: 1051

Region: CROSS-UK

Overloading of existing steelwork frame

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

10 March 2022

CROSS Safety Report

Report ID: 1033

Region: CROSS-UK

The management of design related risks: structural, civil and fire engineers

Significant, and tragic, failures involving structures continue to occur: fires in apartment blocks in Milan, London and Taiwan, and structural collapses in Florida and Nigeria being recent examples. This paper gives emphasis to the need for engineers to consider risk management at a fundamental level.

15 December 2021

CROSS Safety Alert

Region: CROSS-UK, CROSS-AUS, CROSS-US

Safety issues when adding PV panels to existing roofs

A reporter raises concerns over the lack of structural engineering knowledge and dangerous assumptions, that they have seen, in assessments for the installation of photovoltaic (PV) panels for a number of buildings.

13 December 2021

CROSS Safety Report

Report ID: 1015

Region: CROSS-UK

Professional indemnity insurance issues raise safety concerns

Several reporters have raised concerns in relation to significant cost increases and the introduction of new restrictions on professional indemnity insurance (PII) policies.

13 August 2021

CROSS Safety Report

Report ID: 1022

Region: CROSS-UK

Specification issue with steel hollow sections

A reporter raises concerns after their structural engineer had failed to specify the steel grade used in the design for hollow sections on two projects.

30 July 2021

CROSS Safety Report

Report ID: 1006

Region: CROSS-UK

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Steelwork splices do not match design calculations

Remedial works had to be carried out after it was found that steelwork splices on site did not match calculations which were retrospectively provided by a contractor.

29 March 2021

CROSS Safety Report

Report ID: 916

Region: CROSS-UK

Lessons learned from the 2018 Florida bridge collapse during construction

This was a bridge of an unusual design and was being constructed in an unusual manner. The main 53m pre-stressed pre-cast concrete span truss was in position when cracks appeared at a node and over a period of almost three weeks they visibly worsened until collapse occurred.

1 December 2020

CROSS Safety Alert

Region: CROSS-UK, CROSS-AUS, CROSS-US

Suspended ceiling replacement in high rise block

A reporter was involved in replacing a suspended ceiling after a few loose panels had fallen, resulting in a minor injury in one case.

1 April 2020

CROSS Safety Report

Report ID: 911

Region: CROSS-UK

Crane outrigger loads underestimated due to misuse of software

A reporter is concerned about how the misuse of software can lead to incorrect outrigger loads being used in the design of foundations for crane outriggers.

1 April 2020

CROSS Safety Report

Report ID: 915

Region: CROSS-UK