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Installation of epoxy resin adhesive for reinforcing bar anchors
Potentially dangerous installation of resin-anchored reinforcing bars, where epoxy resin was applied at the top of the hole after bars had been inserted.
7 November 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1225
Region: CROSS-AUS
Failure of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) planks
In late 2018, the Local Government Association (LGA) and the Department for Education (DfE) contacted all school building owners to draw attention to a recent failure involving a flat roof There was little warning of the sudden collapse.
1 May 2019
CROSS Safety Alert
Region: CROSS-UK, CROSS-AUS, CROSS-US
Structural safety of glass in balustrades
Barriers in buildings may include balustrading, internal partitions and the external façade. Glass is commonly used as an infill or even as a structural component in all of these applications.
1 December 2019
CROSS Safety Alert
Region: CROSS-UK, CROSS-AUS, CROSS-US
Lessons learned from the 2018 Florida bridge collapse during construction
This was a bridge of an unusual design and was being constructed in an unusual manner. The main 53m pre-stressed pre-cast concrete span truss was in position when cracks appeared at a node and over a period of almost three weeks they visibly worsened until collapse occurred.
1 December 2020
CROSS Safety Alert
Region: CROSS-UK, CROSS-AUS, CROSS-US
Effects of scale
This Alert has been prompted by concerns raised about some particularly large structures and is based on evidence made known to SCOSS.
1 November 2018
CROSS Safety Alert
Region: CROSS-UK, CROSS-AUS, CROSS-US
Risk of failure of untested vibration isolators with seismic restraint
Risk of failure of vibration isolators with integral seismic restraint being used without independent third party testing
7 November 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1230
Region: CROSS-AUS
Sudden loss of ground support
SCOSS has logged several incidents of unstable ground below structures where voids have opened up; so far without loss of life (UK), but pictures of the incidents show that safety could easily have been compromised, severely.
1 July 2017
CROSS Safety Alert
Region: CROSS-UK, CROSS-AUS, CROSS-US
Hazard identification for structural design
At the outset of the design, it is recommended that the structural engineer should document the proposed structural design philosophy and the approach to design against disproportionate collapse and agree this with the client.
1 September 2017
CROSS Safety Alert
Region: CROSS-UK, CROSS-AUS, CROSS-US
Channel slab roof deck collapse during reroofing
This report highlights the structural risk caused by machinery during reroof a project.
10 May 2021
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 970
Region: CROSS-US
Structural safety when designing lean in the climate emergency
The IStructE Safety, Health and Wellbeing Panel considers the safety implications when aspiring to a lean design.
4 January 2021
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Publisher: The Institution of Structural Engineers