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Structural corrosion in a swimming pool building causes concern
A survey showed severe corrosion of previously repaired steelwork columns adjacent to a public swimming pool.
30 July 2021
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1004
Region: CROSS-UK
Inspection and maintenance of Super-T bridge girders
Doubts exist about the durability and maintenance of bridge Super-T girders as a result of lack of access for inspection of sealed internal cavities.
1 August 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 956
Region: CROSS-AUS
Light gauge steel fabrication
Referring to Report AUS-4, Light steel truss issues, this reporter has concerns about the low ductility of the high tensile steel, in particular with respect to connection design and capacity.
1 August 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 957
Region: CROSS-AUS
Inadequate billets used in precast concrete connections
Whilst completing a third-party design appraisal, a correspondent found that solid steel billets intended to form the primary shear transfer mechanism between concrete beams and columns were insufficient for this purpose.
1 April 2019
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 705
Region: CROSS-UK
Street sign collapse causes fatality
This report highlights the potential dangers of street signs on fixed vertical supports subject to wind loading.
1 October 2018
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 793
Region: CROSS-UK
Collapsed section of dwelling built of cob construction
A reporter says that a traditional cottage built of cob construction collapsed without warning in 2016.
1 April 2017
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 609
Region: CROSS-UK
Square Hollow Section (SHS) expansion due to freezing
A reporter has come across problems in British Columbia (temp range -30 degrees to +40 degrees) of cracking to square hollow sections (SHS) due to the ingress of water and freezing.
1 April 2017
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 641
Region: CROSS-UK
High mast light poles removed from UK site
Five high mast light poles (HMLPs) were removed from a public site as it was considered that there was a possibility of collapse.
1 January 2017
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 610
Region: CROSS-UK
Further report on freezing of water in hollow sections
A reporter has a further warning on the issue of freeze/thaw cracking following report 434 after their firm encountered a similar problem on a UK project and investigated the matter.
1 January 2017
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 579
Region: CROSS-UK
Flaws with partial encasements around steel columns
A structural assessment found that steel columns encased in concrete to mid-storey height were heavily corroded directly above the top of the encasements.
1 January 2016
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 517
Region: CROSS-UK