A Newsletter from CROSS-UK containing reports on structural safety issues.
Note: this Newsletter was published by CROSS (Confidential Reporting on Structural Safety). Since March 2021, Confidential Reporting on Structural Safety is renamed Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures (CROSS).
Newsletter content
Partial collapse of suspended ceiling
A section of suspended ceiling in a multi-storey building collapsed.
Further issues with freezing and galvanised hollow sections
A reporter was involved in correcting a cold formed galvanised square hollow section (SHS) four storey balcony structure where longitudinal splits formed in at least two of the four columns.
Lifting an unbalanced load
This report relates to the lifting of an item of plant by a tower crane during which the load toppled from the slings causing considerable damage and delay.
Balcony collapse at block of flats
An in-situ reinforced concrete balcony collapsed at a block of flats which are believed to have been built in the 1960s.
Viaduct survey concerns
A reporter raises concerns about a small four span brickwork railway viaduct that has been degrading for some time.
Responsibilities of local authorities for possibly dangerous structures
A reporter, who used to be involved with building control, believes that local authorities have a duty to decide if a danger exists when a member of the public draws their attention to a potentially dangerous situation.
Offshore tower failure
The top two thirds of a three part off-shore lattice mast failed due to problems with some of the connection bolts.
Basement party walls
The client's consulting engineer had designed a new basement but, when queried by the consulting engineer for the main contractor, was unable to provide survey information for the adjoining property.
Alterations to existing buildings with no site visits
A reporter is concerned about structural engineers developing structural calculations and drawings based on the Architects’ drawings only, with no site visits.
Quick and cheap design calculations
A reporter raises concerns about poor design calculation being provided through a website at a very low price.
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