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Condition assessments of exposed lightweight canopy roofs
Defects in lightweight canopy roofs, using underslung roofing sheets in many cases.
14 October 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1084
Region: CROSS-AUS
Timber roof truss bracing problem
Lateral movement of the roof tiles on a two-storey mid-terrace house built approximately 35 years ago with a trussed rafter roof led to the discovery of broken bracing.
1 July 2014
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 354
Region: CROSS-UK
Snow sliding off industrial building roofs
A lean-to roof at lower level than the main roof of a large industrial building collapsed and ground level equipment was damaged due to a sliding snow.
1 October 2014
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 438
Region: CROSS-UK
Wind damage to roof with PV panels
A reporter describes how during a heavy storm a big area of roof tiles that were adjacent to PV panels blew down.
1 October 2016
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 590
Region: CROSS-UK
High winds cause masonry parapet failure
A reporter highlights how exceptionally strong winds caused a fourth-floor level masonry parapet wall with a 1.7m high timber fencing on top of it to collapse.
1 April 2019
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 803
Region: CROSS-UK
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
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
Roof collapse at primary school
Blocked drainage outlets likely lead to the build-up of water on a school roof which collapsed.
1 July 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 958
Region: CROSS-UK
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