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Key Areas of Forensic Engineering:

1. Failure Analysis: Understanding why a component, material, or structure failed. This includes investigating fractures, corrosion, fatigue, or other damage mechanisms.
2. Accident Reconstruction: Reconstructing the sequence of events leading up to an accident, such as car crashes, industrial incidents, or structural collapses.
3. Fire and Explosion Investigations: Analyzing causes of fires or explosions in buildings, vehicles, or other structures, often in collaboration with other experts.
4. Product Liability: Examining whether a product was designed, manufactured, or labeled improperly, leading to injury or damage.
5. Structural Investigations: Assessing the integrity of buildings, bridges, and other structures, especially after natural disasters or unexpected failures.
6. Material Analysis: Identifying material properties or defects that could have contributed to a failure, using tools like microscopy or chemical analysis.
7. Environmental Investigations: Determining causes of environmental contamination, pollution, or spills, and assessing impacts on human health and property.
8. Electrical and Mechanical Systems: Examining failures in electrical, mechanical, or plumbing systems to identify issues like faulty wiring, equipment malfunction, or design flaws.

Benefits of Forensic Engineering:

• Litigation Support: Provides expert testimony and evidence in legal disputes.
• Preventive Measures: Helps identify design flaws or maintenance issues, leading to safer designs and better practices.
• Cost Savings: Helps reduce liability costs by identifying root causes of failure early on.

‍As Forensic Engineers, we employ specialized equipment including  drone-mounted thermal imaging cameras to ensure that we catalog each and every issue correctly. Thermographic inspection, also referred to as infrared scanning or thermography testing, is a non-destructive testing (NDT) technique that utilizes infrared cameras to measure surface temperatures and detect temperature variations. The images produced, known as thermograms, reveal heat patterns and gradients, which can highlight potential problems such as:

• Construction defects     • Early-stage damage     • Air leaks     • Insulation efficiency     • Overheating or overloaded electrical systems    • Roof leaks     • HVAC system faults

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