CROSS Safety Report: Poor retaining wall design

Author: Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures

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1 July 2025

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CROSS Safety Report: Poor retaining wall design threatens stability of a multistorey steel-framed building

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Date published
1 July 2025
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Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures

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The Structural Engineer, Volume 103, Issue 7, 2025, Page(s) 18-19

Date published

1 July 2025

Author

Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 103, Issue 7, 2025, Page(s) 18-19

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Free

This month's report concerns a poorly designed retaining wall, immediately adjacent to a steel-framed multistorey building, which deflected and imposed significant lateral geotechnical loads into the building's superstructure.

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18-19
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The Institution of Structural Engineers

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Multi-storey - tall structure Safety Wall Professional Guidance Issue 7

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