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Misleading instructions for a structural component
A reporter confirms the difficulty encountered whilst endeavouring to ensure cast-in insulated connectors supporting a parapet wall and balustrade were properly fixed.
26 August 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1127
Region: CROSS-UK
Inadequate design for basement works
An inadequate structural design for alterations to a basement led to structural distress within a substantial five-storey townhouse.
21 November 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1132
Region: CROSS-UK
Metal cladding panels fail and fall to ground
During high winds, a number of metal cladding panels failed and fell to the ground from a tall commercial building in a major UK city.
26 August 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1134
Region: CROSS-UK
Toughened glass failures
The number of failures of heat-soaked toughened glass leads to a finding that the glass produced by some processors has not been properly heat-soaked and is therefore much more likely to shatter in use.
17 November 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1135
Region: CROSS-UK
Stunts on bridges cause concern
A thrill-seeker travelling up and over the arch of a bridge, risking serious injury to themselves and others, raises the concerns of a reporter.
17 November 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1136
Region: CROSS-UK
Understanding finite element analysis for pile caps
A reporter questions the validity of using two-dimensional finite element (2D FE) shells to model structural elements such as pile caps.
18 October 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1152
Region: CROSS-UK
Combination load cases in proprietary software cause concern
A reporter is concerned about a widely used software package that does not, in their opinion, generate load combinations in accordance with the Eurocodes being followed.
18 October 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1170
Region: CROSS-UK
Cladding failure in strong winds
A reporter writes with concerns about a repeat failure of building cladding, in severe but not exceptional winds, that saw panels fall to the public street below.
17 February 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1172
Region: CROSS-UK
Control of temporary works excavation
Poor, high-water content excavated material, slipped into a 15-20m deep borrow pit. The material had slipped to the bottom of the pit partially burying excavation, crushing and screening equipment. If this slip had occurred during working hours, the impact could have been very serious.
17 November 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1146
Region: CROSS-UK
Failure of cantilevered stone staircase
During the renovation and change-of-use conversion of a former minor stately home built around 1830, under pedestrian loading, a ‘cantilevered’ stone staircase partially collapsed without warning.
21 February 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1147
Region: CROSS-UK