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Further concerns about competence
A reporter raises concerns about competency, and the points raised demonstrate, says the reporter, a poor grasp first-principles on the part of many designers.
1 July 2013
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 339
Region: CROSS-UK
Nuts falling from tension glazing system
A reporter raises concerns about the fixings used in a tension glazing system.
1 July 2013
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 340
Region: CROSS-UK
Freeze and thaw of another RHS
Further to reports about the freezing of water in hollow sections a correspondent has sent photos of a section of mild steel RHS that was removed from a bridge and shows the bulging that can occur.
1 January 2015
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 485
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
Inadequate billets used in precast concrete connections
Whilst completing a third-party design appraisal, a correspondent found that solid steel billets intended to form the primary shear transfer mechanism between concrete beams and columns were insufficient for this purpose.
1 April 2019
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 705
Region: CROSS-UK
Quality of design and construction of a major bridge structure
This report concerns the design and installation of the bridge bearing zones on a new prestressed precast concrete viaduct.
1 October 2018
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 781
Region: CROSS-UK
Bridge bearing design and installation - further concerns raised
A reporter says that the issue of successful co-ordination between designers, contractors and specialist bearing suppliers is one they have experienced.
1 January 2019
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 796
Region: CROSS-UK
Light steel truss issues
A reporter believes that greater awareness is needed of deficiencies in the light steel truss industry (trusses made from cold-formed steel sections).
1 February 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 817
Region: CROSS-AUS
Sliding glass door - two-part subhead failure
Called to inspect the failure of a glazed sliding door system a correspondent noted that the system comprised a two-part subhead, which includes a removable bead that relies on a bearing of only a few millimetres.
1 February 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 818
Region: CROSS-AUS