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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
Floor vibration in a gym
Vibration within the floor structure of a second floor gym gives rise to concern of structural resonance and possible fatigue of structural members.
26 August 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1106
Region: CROSS-UK
Snow loads on agricultural and other building structures
Snowfalls in 2010, and in the early part of 2011, caused a significant number of agricultural and associated buildings in Scotland, and a small number in the North of England, to partially fail or to collapse.
1 March 2011
CROSS Safety Alert
Region: CROSS-UK, CROSS-AUS, CROSS-US
Further example of incorrect finite element modelling
Concerns in respect of the sufficiency of finite element modelling of masonry walls as part of a reinforced concrete framed building.
20 February 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1145
Region: CROSS-UK
Underpinning using screw piles
A reporter is concerned that inclined screw piles used for underpinning may be subjected to significant bending moments that compromise their capacity.
7 November 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1175
Region: CROSS-AUS
Modern methods of construction and robustness
This report relates to the design of a low rise modular building and the requirement, or otherwise, for positive fixings between the superstructure and the substructure.
24 May 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1179
Region: CROSS-UK
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
Wind adjacent to tall buildings
Reports to CROSS have raised concerns about the design of temporary works to resist wind loading in urban environments.
1 December 2015
CROSS Safety Alert
Region: CROSS-UK, CROSS-AUS, CROSS-US
Overloading a portal frame with suspended services
A reporter designing a single storey portal frame used a standard roof service loading of 0.25kN/m2. After the project was completed, a tenant for the unit took over fit out and added a considerable amount of sprinkler pipework into the roof. This created local overloading.
21 August 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1195
Region: CROSS-UK
Incorrect use of software for wind loads on solar panels
A reporter is concerned about designers relying completely on the output of software for structural analysis when they do not fully understand the requirements for data input.
7 November 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1212
Region: CROSS-AUS
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