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- CROSS-AUS Newsletter 2 (1)
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Temporary instability of columns
Concerns were raised by a reporter on the temporary stability of concrete columns during construction.
2 February 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 872
Region: CROSS-UK
Concrete half joints
Poor reinforcement detailing and installation in a half joint led to the collapse of a series of beams and precast concrete slabs.
1 January 2008
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 88
Region: CROSS-UK
Precast joint failures
A reporter is interested in CROSS’s evidence about joint failures in concrete. They feel that the same failures keep arising from similar circumstances with none of the lessons having been learnt.
1 July 2008
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 107
Region: CROSS-UK
Thermal effects on long span concrete car park beams
A reporter describes how long span precast hollow core units in a car park started to bow upwards due to thermal effects.
1 October 2010
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 173
Region: CROSS-UK
Collapse of a hollow core unit
This refers to the collapse of one modest span precast hollow core concrete unit and the excessive deflection of others on a building which was under construction.
1 October 2012
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 258
Region: CROSS-UK
Gain in strength of mortar slower than concrete
A masonry wall settled and cracked after four courses of Engineering grade B bricks were substituted (not by the designer) for the original in-situ concrete padstones on cost and handling grounds.
1 April 2010
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 177
Region: CROSS-UK
Boom MEPW falls through precast planks
A high injury potential near-miss (near hit) incident occurred when a mobile elevated working platform (MEPW) fell through a floor at a point where there was a notched precast plank.
1 April 2013
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 359
Region: CROSS-UK
Safety concern about the design of thin concrete walls
The reporter raises their concern about the design of thin concrete load-bearing walls, sometimes supporting 10 or more storeys.
1 July 2019
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 815
Region: CROSS-AUS
Design responsibility for temporary stability of steel frame building
A reporter raises concerns about the division of responsibility for the temporary stability of a four-storey steel frame structure with precast concrete planks and a structural topping.
1 April 2019
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 789
Region: CROSS-UK
Failure of precast concrete cover slab to circular shaft
A reporter describes how several precast concrete cover slab units collapsed shortly after being installed.
1 April 2015
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 505
Region: CROSS-UK
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