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Coliseum failure
This is a legacy case study of the 1978 collapse of the roof of the Hartford Coliseum in Hartford, Connecticut.
1 March 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 892
Region: CROSS-US
Mandatory seismic retrofit construction with quality control problems
Standard seismic retrofit details were used for a building with a non-standard foundation, resulting in inadequate connection of structural shear walls to foundations.
1 September 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 888
Region: CROSS-US
Under slab perimeter drain failure
Local homeowners installed perimeter drains and sump pumps after high water tables caused water leakage into their basements.
1 September 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 907
Region: CROSS-US
Failure of RAAC planks in schools
A reporter was asked to investigate a reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) roof which had collapsed in a school.
1 April 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 908
Region: CROSS-UK, CROSS-AUS, CROSS-US
The use of stand-off brackets for C-shaped cornice hooks for scaffolding support
A correspondent reports that using stand-off brackets with C-shaped cornice hooks for supporting suspended scaffolding have been contributing factors in safety incidents in certain circumstances.
1 March 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 909
Region: CROSS-US
Failure to maintain roof drainage during re-roof leads to ponding stability collapse
A roof collapsed while the building’s roofing membrane was being replaced.
1 March 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 864
Region: CROSS-US
Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete roof planks - sharing experiences
A reporter has surveyed a number of buildings with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) roof planks and wants to share their experiences to help others.
1 April 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 874
Region: CROSS-UK, CROSS-AUS, CROSS-US
Rigid wall flexible diaphragm roof collapse in earthquake
Part of the roof of a one-story building in California collapsed during a 2019 earthquake.
1 March 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 877
Region: CROSS-US
Failure of existing long-span wood roof truss following installation of new roof-top HVAC units
Failure of an existing long-span wood roof truss following installation of new roof-top Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) units offers lessons in the special challenges of renovations to existing buildings.
1 September 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 949
Region: CROSS-US
Bottom-chord bracing for metal plate-connected wood trusses used in light-commercial applications
Concerns regarding metal plate-connected wood trusses in light-commercial construction when subject to net uplift.
1 September 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 985
Region: CROSS-US