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Automotive and Machine Design
- Automotive defect investigation
- Component or system failure or malfunction
- Electronic diagnostics
- Retrieval of event data recorder (EDR) data
- Automotive and equipment fire investigation
- Instrumented performance testing
- Electrical/electronic control systems
Building Inspections
- Foundation design/evaluation of causes of distress or failure
- Mold analysis and identification of cause(s) of mold growth
- Commercial and residential roof system installation and damage assessment
- Repair evaluation of damaged structures
- Building thermal analysis
- HVAC system design, installation and operation
- Electrical, telecommunication and computer network design and installation
- Building exterior envelope design and installation issues
- Construction compliance with industry standard of care and code requirements
Building Design and Structural Engineering
- Bridges and highway structures
- Architectural and structural design of buildings
- Heating, venting, air conditioning & mold growth
- Electrical systems
- Fire safety and plumbing systems
- Roofing systems
Building Systems
- HVAC system design, installation and operational issues
- Plumbing systems
- Electrical system design and installation issues
- Telecommunication and computer network system design and installation issues
- Building electrical control systems (HVAC, lighting, alarms, surveillance)
Damage Consulting
- Cause of Loss
- Scope of Repair
- Period of Restoration
- Building Cost Evaluation
- Code Compliance
- Useful Life Determination
- Equipment Evaluation & Pricng
- Contents Evaluation & Pricing
- Project Documentation
Electrical Engineering
- Electrical system design, installation, operation and maintenance
- Electrical fire cause and origin
- Electrical system and equipment failures
- Machine & industrial control system design and failure analysis
- Telecommunications and computer network system
- Electrocution & arc flash accident analysis
- Arc flash analysis
- Lightning damage assessment
- System repair recommendations and cost analysis
- Power quality analysis & testing
Explosions
- Gas explosions
- Utility strikes
- Gas supply piping leakage identification
- Furnace and equipment malfunctions
- Dust explosions
Fire Losses
- Origin and cause investigation
- Fire susppression system faults or malfunctions
- Building electrical system failures
- HVAC failures or malfunctions
- Electrical product defects
- Automotive fires
- Chimney cam
Geotechnical, Environmental and Water Systems Engineering
- Geology and soil mechanics
- Foundation engineering
- Landslide analysis
- Grading and site design
- Hydrology and hydraulics
- Ground-water hydrology
- Industrial and hazardous waste disposal
Product Liability / Industrial Accidents
- Evaluate industrial accidents to determine cause
- Machine design and guarding
- Analysis of software and controls of automated machinery
- Electrocution
- Specialized laboratory testing
- Material failure analysis
Property Loss
- Building structural failures
- Fire protection system freeze failures or inadvertent actuations
- Plumbing system and fixture failures or malfunctions
- Electrical, telecommunication and control system damage assessments
Traffic Accident Reconstruction and Highway Design
- Computer-based accident reconstruction and simulation
- Event Data Recorder (EDR) post-collision data retrieval
- Heavy truck accidents
- Mechanical failures and defects
- Geometric design of roadways and intersections
- Signage and signalization design/operation
Slip and Fall Accidents
- Evaluation of walkway surface slip resistance
- Geometric design of stairways
- Handrail design
- Sidewalk defects
- Unique walkway geometries
- Compliance with building code requirements
- Illumination of interior and exterior walkways
Instrumented Testing and Recreations
- Vehicle Performance Testing
- Vehicle Black Box Data Retrieval
- Machine Performance (component velocities, center-of-gravity, operational limits)
- Instrumented Tess and Demonstrations
- Video Recreations
Comprehensive Laboratory Testing
- Soil Mechanics
- Water Chemistry Testing
- Organic/Inorganic Chemistry
- Heavy Metal Detection
- Scanning Electron Microscopy
- Dye Penetration Testing
- Material Strength Testing
- Petrography
- Crystallography
Field Testing and Monitoring
- Proofload Deflection Testing
- Vibration Sampling
- Acoustical Measurements
- Humidity Testing
- Core Sampling
- Surveying
Materials Testing and Failure Analysis
- Optical Microscopy
- Scanning Electrons Microscope
- Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS)
- Material Properties