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INDEX

CONSULTING SERVICES

AUTOMOTIVE RELATED ARTICLES
BUILDING RELATED ARTICLES
FAILURE ANALYSIS ARTICLES
FIRE INVESTIGATION ARTICLES
LEGAL AND LOSS RELATED ARTICLES

BOOKS
TECHNICAL PAPERS

RESUME

CONSULTING SERVICES


VEHICLE ACCIDENTACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION
FAILED PARTFAILURE ANALYSIS
FIRE IN A DRYERMECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL FIRE CAUSATION
EXPLOSION SCENEEXPLOSION ANALYSIS
SKI TESTINGBIOMECHANICS ANALYSIS
INFRARED ANALYSISINFRARED THERMOGRAPHY
COMPUTER ANALYSISCOMPUTER ANALYSIS

Failure Analysis Articles


ARTICLESGLASS BOTTLE FAILURE ANALYSIS
ARTICLES PROPANE CYLINDER FAILURE ANALYSIS
ARTICLES BOLT FAILURE ANALYSIS
ARTICLES HOSE CLAMP FAILURE ANALYSIS
ARTICLES WATER TREATMENT PLANT FAILURES
ARTICLES ROOF STRUCTURAL FAILURES
ARTICLES RIGGING RELATED FAILURES
ARTICLES WIRE ROPE FAILURE ANALYSIS
ARTICLES WOOD BRIDGE FAILURE ANALYSIS
ARTICLES FUEL TANK VACUUM RELATED FAILURE
ARTICLES RAILROAD RELATED LOSSES FROM WORN RAILCAR WHEELS
ARTICLES NUTS AND BOLTS OF SUBROGATION
ARTICLES WATER PIPE LEAKAGE FROM EROSION-CORROSION
ARTICLESDETERMINING DAMAGE TO CNC MACHINES
ARTICLES FASTENER FAILURE CAUSES FIRE
ARTICLESCRANE ACCIDENTS
ARTICLESGAS VALVE FAILURE ANALYSIS
ARTICLESPRELIMINARY FAILURE ANALYSIS I35W BRIDGE IN MINNEAPOLIS
ARTICLESNTSB INTERIM REPORT - FAILURE ANALYSIS I35W BRIDGE IN MINNEAPOLIS
ARTICLES FAILURE ANALYSIS

Fire Investigation Articles


ARTICLES FLEXIBLE GAS CONNECTORS
ARTICLESFIRE LOSS FROM IMPROPER HALOGEN FLOODLIGHT INSTALLATION
ARTICLES LINT RELATED FIRES IN DRYERS
ARTICLES LIFT TRUCK FIRES
ARTICLES WIRE CHAFING AS A CAUSE OF A FIRE
ARTICLESTHERMAL PATTERN ANALYSIS
ARTICLESSPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION WITH HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
ARTICLESFIRE AND EXPLOSION
ARTICLESVEHICLE FIRES CAUSED BY IMPROPER HOSE CLAMP APPLICATION
ARTICLESFIRE IN AN AIR CONDITIONER
ARTICLESBUILDING MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT FIRES
ARTICLESDRYER FIRES
ARTICLESFLEXIBLE GAS CONNECTOR FAILURES, IMPACT
ARTICLESFLEXIBLE GAS CONNECTOR FAILURES, CORROSION
ARTICLESFURNACE AND WATER HEATER RELATED FIRES
ARTICLESFURNACE FIRES
ARTICLESLOW WATER CUTOFF FIRES

Building Related Articles


ARTICLESLIGHTNING RELATED DAMAGE
ARTICLES SLIP AND FALL
ARTICLESTHE ANATOMY OF WATER LEAKAGE
ARTICLESMOLD GROWTH
ARTICLESFAILURE ANALYSIS OF A MASONRY WALL
ARTICLESWALLBOARD CRACKING FROM TRUSS UPLIFT
ARTICLESFAILURE ANALYSIS OF BLOCK WALLS
ARTICLES MOLD GROWTH REVISITED
ARTICLESEVALUATING CRACKS IN BUILDINGS (PART 1)
ARTICLESICE RELATED DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS
ARTICLESUNSYMMETRICAL SNOW LOADING ON BUILDINGS
ARTICLESFAILURE ANALYSIS OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER
ARTICLES HAIL DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES
ARTICLES MASONRY WALL FAILURE ANALYSIS
ARTICLES GRAIN BIN FAILURES
ARTICLESWATER PIPE FAILURE ANALYSIS
ARTICLESWATER PIPE FAILURE ANALYSIS PART 2
ARTICLESWIND VERSUS NON-WIND RELATED DAMAGE


Automotive Related Articles


ARTICLESACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION
ARTICLESVEHICLE FIRES
ARTICLESTIRE FAILURE ANALYSIS, UNDER-INFLATION
ARTICLES TIRE BEAD FAILURE ANALYSIS
ARTICLES DRIVER RESPONSE TIME
ARTICLES HYDRAULIC HOSE CHAFFING
ARTICLESAUTOMOBILE ENGINE COOLANT RELATED FIRES
ARTICLESTHROTTLE MECHANISM MALFUNCTION
ARTICLESLIGHTNING DAMAGE TO AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES
ARTICLESMOTOR VEHICLE FIRES FROM OIL LEAKAGE
ARTICLESBLACK BOX DATA AIDS IN SUBROGATION
ARTICLES AUTOMOTIVE SUSPENSION FAILURES
ARTICLESBIOLOGIC INTERVENTION AS A CAUSE OF FIRE
ARTICLES DUMP TRAILER ROLLOVER ACCIDENTS
ARTICLESCLAIMS AND THE SUPPLEMENTAL INDIVIDUAL RESTRAINT (AIRBAG)
ARTICLESSNOWPLOWS CAN CAUSE VEHICLE FIRES
ARTICLESTRUCK ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION: STEERING FAILURE
ARTICLESIMPROPER REVERSE ENGINEERING
ARTICLESCOMPUTERIZED ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION
ARTICLESBLOCK HEATER RELATED FIRES
ARTICLESCOMBINE HARVESTER FIRES
ARTICLESAUTOMOTIVE DEFECTS AND SUBROGATION POTENTIAL
ARTICLESRODENT DAMAGE
ARTICLESDO AUTOMOBILES EXPLODE?
ARTICLESEVOUTION OF AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION

Other Legal and Loss Related Articles


ARTICLES DIGITAL IMAGING
ARTICLES JUNK SCIENCE
ARTICLESSKIING ACCIDENT IMPACT INJURIES
ARTICLESAGRICULTURAL ACCIDENTS
ARTICLES WATERCRAFT LOSSES
ARTICLES BOATING AND WATER-SKIING ACCIDENTS

Technical Papers



ARTICLESTECHNICAL PAPERS


Books



ARTICLESTECHNICAL NOTEBOOK CELEBRATES IT’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY

BookTECHNICAL ASPECTS OF INSURANCE CLAIMS INVESTIGATIONS

BookSUMMARY OF TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF INSURANCE CLAIMS

BookAUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE FIRE ANALYSIS

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