Sharing Lessons Learned on Structural Safety - FE… · 21.11.2019 · Structural-Safety CROSS-AUS...

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CROSS-AUSSharing Lessons Learned on Structural Safety

Forensic Engineering Society Australia

21 November 2019

Dr Colin Caprani

Director, CROSS-AUS Ltd. & Monash University

cross_aus CROSS-AUSwww.cross-aus.org.au


What is CROSS-AUS?Confidential Reporting on Structural Safety - Australasia

• confidential reporting scheme to capture information about structural safety issues and share these in a public manner

• de-identified information published by CROSS-AUS - names of individuals, companies, projects, organisations never made public

• Panel provides expert commentary to help engineers learn from experiences of others

CROSS-AUS helps the profession improve public safety


www.cross-aus.org.au

http://www.cross-aus.org.au/


CROSS International

UK

Germany

Australia

USA

Southern

Africa

Hub

H U B = S H A R I N G L E A R N I N G


Aviation Safety Reporting System

NOTE: Confidential Voluntary Non-Punitive


Pyramid of Risk

Injury

Incidents

Normal Operations

FatalitiesRegulatory

Authorities

SCOSS

Precursors*CROSS

* Precursors should be reported to CROSS-AUSDiagram courtesy of ASRS


How it works


From design to demolition

From design to end of life


CROSS Reports - Lifecycle Stage for Root Cause

Over 800 reports

received to date


Root Cause During Design Stage


Root Cause During Construction Stage


Numerous reports

Fixing Failures

Holding down nuts


Tunnels and Chemical Anchors

Boston, MA, 2006

Sasago tunnel, Japan, 2012

Balcome tunnel, UK, 2013


OUTCOMES FROM

FIXINGS FAILURES

• SCOSS Alert: The selection and installation of construction fixings 2010

• Construction Fixings Association guidance 2010

• British Standard BS 8539:2012 Code of Practice for the selection and installation of post-installed anchors in concrete and masonry

• CIRIA guidance on the selection and management of fixings 2018

• Bridge Owners Forum Management of Safety Critical Fixings 2018

• Report (published 2012), now Australian Engineered Fasteners and Anchor Council (AEFAC) exists.


No rebar in top of slab

UK 2013 and France 2016

- fatalities

Balcony Collapses

Rotted timber

Berkeley, California 2015

- fatalities


OUTCOMES FROM

BALCONY FAILURES

• CROSS reports on balcony failures in Newsletters and on data-base

• Local authorities informed

• Regulator issued a warning

• Balconies checked and some propped


Lack of stability

Lack of anchoragePrecursors

Poor Practice on Temporary Stages


International SCOSS Alert issued

Indiana Stage Collapse - August 2011


OUTCOMES FROM

TEMPORARY STAGE

FAILURES

• SCOSS Alert; Temporary stage structures 2012

• London Olympics 2012

• Temporary demountable structures: Guidance on procurement, design and use 2017


CROSS-AUS Designated Persons

CROSS-AUS Administrator

Mike Fordyce, BSc MEng FIStructE FIEAust

Chartered Structural Engineer with over 50 years’ experience,

Past President of IStructE

Other Designated Persons

Alastair Soane, BSc PhD CEng FICE FIStructE

Director of Structural-Safety UK

Paul McNulty, MEng PhD CEng MICE

Senior Engineer with Structural-Safety UK


CROSS-AUS Directors

Mike Fordyce 50+years experience; Past President of IStructE

Dr Peter Ho AM 40+ years experience in Australia and Asia Pacific region

Phil Latham Projects in Australia, Middle East and Europe

Dr Colin Caprani Senior Lecturer, Monash University

Prof. David Lilley Formerly Charles Darwin University, NT

Martin Powell Chief Executive, IStructE


CROSS-AUS Expert Panel

John Gaskin AM Principal Gaskin Construction Services, QLD

Adam Matteson National Portfolio Manager, Suncorp, NSW

Richard Morgan Director, Aspec Engineering, QLD

Charles Rickard Consulting Engineer, NSW

John Stella Director, Constructioneering, VIC

Geoff Taplin Consultant, VIC

George Walker Consultant, QLD

Glen Warwick Partner, Clyde & Co, WA

John Woodside Consulting Engineer, SA

Prof. Brian Uy University of Sydney, NSW

More will be invited as required


1. Sign Up for newsletters at www.cross-aus.org.au

2. Improve safety, by sending us your reports:

…. PLEASE SEND A REPORT

TO CROSS-AUS !!!

(see the CROSS-AUS Home page)

www.cross-aus.org.au

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