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Timber design concerns
A reporter says what he has seen of the quality of the structural engineering design of roofs in many hundreds of projects is lamentably low.
1 March 2006
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 21
Region: CROSS-UK
Concerns over structural design submissions
Concern was expressed about the standard of structural design submissions presented to local authorities.
1 November 2005
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 14
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
Local authority resources to check structural calculations
An aspect of local authority work that caused concern to a reporter was the lack of internal resources to check calculations.
1 November 2005
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 15
Region: CROSS-UK
Computer aided design
Concerns are raises after it was discovered that the steel design element of a software package did not automatically allow for nominal moments in the design of columns for simple structures.
1 November 2005
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 10
Region: CROSS-UK
Grades of steelwork
A reporter says that engineers seem reluctant to specify the grade of steel. Even when prompted, some fail to request anything other than just S275 – failing to mention JR, J0, or other grades.
1 February 2007
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 43
Region: CROSS-UK
Building regulations checking
A reporter’s firm has been carrying out building regulations checks for 25 years, but it is only in the last six or seven years (say 2000-2006) that concerns have arisen, some of which are described below.
1 July 2007
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 33
Region: CROSS-UK
Stability of timber frame construction
A reporter who has many years design experience in timber frame construction raises concerns about a common defect they have experienced when checking calculations.
1 February 2007
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 51
Region: CROSS-UK
Connection fixity considerations for steel frame modelling
This report concerns the modelling of joints when using computer programs. In some cases, engineers are applying rotational releases to joints in models but subsequently designing the connections as rigid. This leaves a fundamental mismatch between analysis and design which may lead to unsafe structural connections argues a reporter.
17 November 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1139
Region: CROSS-UK
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
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