A secure anchor- setting the standard for fixings best practice

摘要

Fortunately, catastrophic fixing failures are relatively rare - but they do happen and there have been several high-profile construction anchor failings over the years. Such collapses include: a concrete ceiling in a road tunnel in Boston, USA resulting in the death of a car passenger after installed anchors failed; the collapse of a precast concrete landing and stair units on a building site in Ireland in which one person died; and the collapse of a suspended ceiling in a school building in the West Midlands (which fortunately was on an empty classroom). Failure factors Of course, there are many factors that might influence a construction fixings failure but the main causes include: the wrong fixing being selected for the particular job at hand; specified fixings being changed during procurement or building work without undergoing the appropriate careful selection process; and fixings being installed incorrectly.