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Litigation on divided responsibilities
Divided design responsibilities, says a reporter, are a common source of litigation.
1 January 2013
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 229
Region: CROSS-UK
Inadequate design submissions for alterations to an existing building
An upper storey extension was designed without considering the effect on the structure below.
10 March 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1085
Region: CROSS-UK
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.
6 June 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1088
Region: CROSS-UK
Steelwork connection design
A reporter was asked to design connections for a multi-storey building for which the frame had been designed by another engineer. The result was a near collapse situation.
1 March 2006
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 25
Region: CROSS-UK
Lightweight steel roof partial collapse
A hall constructed from thin cold rolled steel sections riveted together started collapsing when tiles were loaded on one side only.
1 April 2014
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 383
Region: CROSS-UK
Lack of experience on steel column erection
A reporter highlights how works progressed on site without a detailed method statement being provided by the contractor even though it had been requested.
1 April 2013
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 324
Region: CROSS-UK
Issues with imported steel
Defective steel, says a reporter, was found in a major retail store where the material had been imported from a supplier overseas.
1 October 2014
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 474
Region: CROSS-UK
Dangerous alterations to steel beam supports
A local authority building control officer went to site and witnessed on an upper floor that the columns had been removed out of sequence, before the new frame had been constructed.
1 October 2015
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 479
Region: CROSS-UK
Inadequate bolted connections supporting stairs
Concerns are raised over the safe design and installation of rolled steel angles (RSA) used to support heavy precast stair and landing units.
1 April 2017
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 615
Region: CROSS-UK
Inadequate end bearings for transfer beams
Whilst advising a steel fabricator on tendering for a transfer structure steel frame, a reporter's firm noticed a serious design error with the bearing pressures at the supports of a transfer beam.
1 October 2017
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 644
Region: CROSS-UK
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