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Forensic Engineering

Forensic Engineering. By: Timothy Baxter. Definition. Forensic Engineering is “the application of the art and science of engineering in matters which are in, or may possibly relate to, the jurisprudence system, inclusive of alternative dispute resolution.“* * NAFE.com. Things to Look For.

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Forensic Engineering

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  1. ForensicEngineering By: Timothy Baxter

  2. Definition • Forensic Engineering is “the application of the art and science of engineering in matters which are in, or may possibly relate to, the jurisprudence system, inclusive of alternative dispute resolution.“* • *NAFE.com

  3. Things to Look For • Forensic Engineers deal with appliances, machines, and buildings that fail, resulting in the injury or death of a person. • Fractography (the study of a fractured surface) is one of the main things that brings Forensic Engineers to a conclusion.* • Wikipedia*

  4. Before • Companies (especially car companies) hire Forensic Engineers before their product is put into society. • They monitor early failures to help improve the quality and safety of their product. • For example, when car crash testing happens most of the time there is a Forensic Engineer on cite.

  5. Medical Problems • Not only do Forensic Engineers work with physical damage done by appliances or buildings, etc., but they also work with Medical defects caused by transplants.* • Examples: Brest implants, heart transplants, heart valves, and catheters. • Wikipedia*

  6. Marvin Specter (Head of NAFE) • “To effectively become a Forensic Engineer, one must first become an Engineer.” • Forensic Engineers are just Engineers that are asked to help in the court of law. • In some cases people are specialist in Forensic Engineering, such as Marvin Specter.

  7. Becoming an Engineer • One must complete a formal education to obtain an accredited engineering degree, then completing the required examinations, which in the USA is for the Professional Engineeringlicense, and is usually attainable after 4-5 years of engineering practice following the Bachelors level engineering degree.* • Marvin Specter (NAFE)*

  8. Becoming a Well Known Engineer • It is necessary to have further experience in actual engineering practice and possibly advanced education (Masters or Doctoral level degrees).* • This establishes credibility as an expert in some specialized field of engineering* • This is also needed to gain respect of prospective clients and those who will judge such in the legal system.* • Marvin Specter (NAFE)*

  9. Hurricane Katrina • After the Hurricane in 2005 people began to get blamed for what had happened and investigations were begun.* • http://www.csa.com/discoveryguides/forensic/review3.php*

  10. Scientific Investigation (Katrina) • The Interagency Performance Evaluation Task Force (IPET) examined geotechnical data.* • Geotechnical Engineering is a branch of civil engineering that deals with the behavior of the Earth.^ • Mathematical Models and computer simulations were created in order. • http://www.csa.com/discoveryguides/forensic/review3.php* • Wikipedia^

  11. Comparing Data (Katrina) • When forensic engineers are investigating a scene they usually compare their findings to that of a similar investigation.* • The damage from Hurricane Katrina was similar to India when it was hit by a tsunami in December 2004. This makes it obvious that the Levees had failed. Now the question is Why?* • http://www.csa.com/discoveryguides/forensic/review3.php*

  12. Why? • After investigations were complete, engineers blamed “weak links” for the failure of the flood walls and levees. • These weak links were at the junction where levees and walls joined together.

  13. Additional Research (Katrina) • By looking through old records, it was discovered that some structures' building codes,if there were any at all,for Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi were not updated appropriately.* • http://www.csa.com/discoveryguides/forensic/review3.php*

  14. More Major Studies • September 11, 2001 was a major date of devastation for the United States. Forensic Engineers spent months trying to answering the question: “Had there been no structural damage [i.e., that due to aircraft impact] would the structure have survived fires of a similar magnitude?”* • http://www.csa.com/discoveryguides/forensic/review3.php*

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