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Structural corrosion in a swimming pool building causes concern
A survey showed severe corrosion of previously repaired steelwork columns adjacent to a public swimming pool.
30 July 2021
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1004
Region: CROSS-UK
Concern about bridge hangers
A reporter is concerned that a failure in recent years involving the cast connections at each end of vertical bars, which connected to a bow string arch at one end and to a bridge deck at the other, may be in use elsewhere.
1 July 2012
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 222
Region: CROSS-UK
Freezing splits galvanised SHS columns
Concerns were raised after several square hollow section members split vertically on a partially complete construction site.
1 April 2012
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 253
Region: CROSS-UK
Concerns over corrosion of dissimilar metals in fixing cavity wall tie systems
A reporter is concerned about corrosion that may occur between dissimilar metals that can be used in cavity wall tie systems. The reporter has noted that stainless steel and carbon steel may be fixed together in wall cavities, which are damp environments, and that corrosion of dissimilar metals in contact may occur.
24 May 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1186
Region: CROSS-UK
Liquid metal assisted cracking (LMAC)
A reporter raises concerns about the risk of liquid metal assisted cracking during the hot dip galvanising process.
1 November 2006
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 45
Region: CROSS-UK
Possible galvanising concern
A reporter has a question about using galvanised steel poles for the members of dome structures.
1 November 2006
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 48
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
Grades of weldable quality bolts
A reporter says grade 8.8 bolts are not required to be manufactured as being weldable according to the relevant product standards e.g. ISO 898-1 and -2.
1 April 2014
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 392
Region: CROSS-UK
Offshore tower failure
The top two thirds of a three part off-shore lattice mast failed due to problems with some of the connection bolts.
1 January 2014
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 358
Region: CROSS-UK
Failure of anchor bolts holding suspended scaffold
During the removal of a suspended scaffold, it was found that a number of the screw bolt anchors had failed.
1 July 2015
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 430
Region: CROSS-UK
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