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Dangerous design of a retaining wall
Serious errors were made in the input to a computer program used for designing a 1.8m high retaining wall.
29 March 2021
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 989
Region: CROSS-UK
Excessive surcharge at the back of a retaining wall
A reporter raises concerns about excessive surcharging at the top of a small retaining wall which was supporting the garden of the property.
2 February 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 834
Region: CROSS-UK
Concerns over old wall misuse
A reporter is concerned about the stability of a boundary wall after a neighbour carried out works adjacent to it.
13 December 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 846
Region: CROSS-UK
Retaining wall collapses onto rail track
A retaining wall failed and collapsed onto a railway track.
1 June 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 775
Region: CROSS-UK
Retaining wall collapsed onto highway due to heavy rain
A 2.5m high sandstone retaining wall collapsed onto a highway following a period of heavy rain.
1 June 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 791
Region: CROSS-UK
Questionable temporary works used to retain embankment excavation
This report is about the need for properly engineered retaining walls for all heights of retained materials.
1 June 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 806
Region: CROSS-UK
Unqualified engineer's unsafe computer aided design of a retaining wall
A chartered engineer's check found retaining walls designed by an unqualified person, who relied solely on a computer program, to be inadequate.
20 February 2024
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1210
Region: CROSS-UK
Retaining wall concerns and the stance of a local authority
A reporter was asked by a client to assess a retaining wall built on their boundary by a neighbour who had erected a new dwelling. A review of the calculations and a typical section gave serious concern for its strength.
1 July 2010
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 189
Region: CROSS-UK
Loading reinforced masonry wall
A 2.5m high retaining wall showed signs of movement not long after backfilling, and it was found that the deflection was due to creep in the bed joints of the immature wall.
1 April 2010
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 178
Region: CROSS-UK
Unstable concrete blocks
A reporter from a consulting firm was called to a site where the blocks in a retaining wall were found to be expanding and falling apart.
1 April 2010
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 174
Region: CROSS-UK
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