Experience

Representative engagements.

The substantial majority of forensic work is privileged, under protective order, or subject to a confidentiality undertaking. Engagements are therefore described by type, structure, and scope rather than by client.

Progressive collapse investigation

Structure: Post-tensioned concrete structure
Discipline: Forensic engineering

Scope of work

Site investigation and evidence preservation
Reconstruction of as-built conditions and load history
Nonlinear finite-element collapse simulation
Written opinion and deposition testimony

Fracture-critical assessment

Structure: Long-span steel bridge
Discipline: Bridge engineering

Scope of work

Fatigue and fracture-critical member review
Load rating against current provisions
Weld and connection metallurgical coordination
Inspection program specification

Envelope distress investigation

Structure: High-rise building enclosure
Discipline: Materials & failure analysis

Scope of work

Distress and deflection survey
Anchorage and attachment assessment
Water intrusion and corrosion evaluation
Remediation engineering

Post-event reoccupation assessment

Structure: Institutional building portfolio
Discipline: Earthquake & seismic engineering

Scope of work

Rapid and detailed post-earthquake evaluation
Residual capacity determination
Reoccupation recommendation to the owner
Retrofit scoping and peer review

Capacity recovery, undocumented structure

Structure: Industrial facility, drawings unavailable
Discipline: Reverse engineering

Scope of work

Field measurement and member survey
Material sampling and strength determination
Design-intent reconstruction
Rated capacity issued for continued service

Standard-of-care review

Structure: Multi-building development
Discipline: Construction defect

Scope of work

Review of design and construction record
Determination of departure from standard of care
Quantification of resulting structural deficiency
Expert report and testimony

Sectors

Engagements arrive from six directions.

Legal & Insurance

Retained by counsel and carriers where the structural question is contested and the finding will be tested by an opposing expert.

Government & Public Agencies

Engineering services delivered under public contract, where the record is subject to audit and the reporting standard is set by the agency.

Institutional Owners

Universities, healthcare systems, and transit authorities holding long-lived structures where continuity of occupancy is the operative constraint.

Real Estate & Asset Owners

Owners and stewards of large portfolios, where structural risk is carried on the balance sheet and has to be quantified rather than estimated.

Contractors & Design Professionals

Engaged by builders and designers on constructability, defect, and means-and-methods questions, including during construction.

International

Cross-border engagements coordinated with local codes, local counsel, and local practice, under the conventions of the governing jurisdiction.

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