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Structural assessments of multi-storey car parks
The parking industry has in recent years (2012) seen several MSCPs closed due to structural fears, says a reporter, which begs the question how close were they to structural failure before they were taken out of service?
1 April 2012
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 224
Region: CROSS-UK
School roof timber truss collapse
A gym/assembly hall roof to a school collapsed suddenly and without warning overnight when fortunately the building was unoccupied.
1 January 2012
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 249
Region: CROSS-UK
Multi-storey car parks - structural condition concerns
A reporter raises concerns about the structural condition of a number of car parks that they have worked on as remediation projects.
1 April 2012
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 265
Region: CROSS-UK
Car park staircase collapse at construction joint
The top flight of a staircase to a multi-storey concrete car park collapsed approximately 10 years after construction.
1 July 2008
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 106
Region: CROSS-UK
Wind damage to secondary elements
A period of storm force winds, with wind speeds approaching design levels, resulted in damage to secondary roofing and cladding elements.
1 July 2006
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 42
Region: CROSS-UK
Freeze/thaw effects on RHSs and unexpected hydrogen generation
A reporter provides their views of the freezing effects on rectangular hollow sections (RHSs) and how this could be related to Liquid Metal Assisted Cracking.
1 October 2014
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 434
Region: CROSS-UK
Fibrous plaster ceiling features
This recent report of a serious concern about an old fibrous plaster ceiling has similarities to the Apollo Theatre ceiling collapse in London in December 2013.
1 July 2015
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 518
Region: CROSS-UK
Further report on freezing of water in hollow sections
A reporter has a further warning on the issue of freeze/thaw cracking following report 434 after their firm encountered a similar problem on a UK project and investigated the matter.
1 January 2017
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 579
Region: CROSS-UK
High mast light poles removed from UK site
Five high mast light poles (HMLPs) were removed from a public site as it was considered that there was a possibility of collapse.
1 January 2017
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 610
Region: CROSS-UK
Square Hollow Section (SHS) expansion due to freezing
A reporter has come across problems in British Columbia (temp range -30 degrees to +40 degrees) of cracking to square hollow sections (SHS) due to the ingress of water and freezing.
1 April 2017
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 641
Region: CROSS-UK
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