

FORENSIC ENGINEERING

Forensic engineering is in depth study of an engineering process or machine, structure or item to determine how that structure or item failed to perform adequately.
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The engineering structure might be a bridge, building, aircraft or factory, or a single small component. In a construction engineering dispute a forensic engineer might need to study the particular construction or manufacturing process to analyse the engineering factors that contributed to failure or motivated a particular party’s actions.
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In layman’s terms a forensic engineer is to a complex industrial failure or engineering dispute what a project manager is to the construction of a large power station or a dairy factory. A complex industrial failure involving several engineering disciplines might require a forensic engineer to gather or evaluate evidence from other experts such as metallurgists, specialist engineers and technicians in order to perform a comprehensive causal analysis.
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MEMBERS PROVIDING THESE SERVICES ARE :
Mr Andrew McGregor
Prosolve Ltd, Auckland
Phone: +64 27 281 3398
Email: amcgreg@prosolve.co.nz
Website: www.prosolve.co.nz
Mr Neil Mackay
VFR Consulting Limited, Auckland
Phone: +64 9 520 4297
Email: neil@vfrc.co.nz
Website: www.vfrc.co.nz
Dr Matthew King
Investigative Sciences Consultancy Brighton, Dunedin
Phone: +64 21 427 328 +64 9 889 2112
Email: mking@csicv.com
Dr Tim Stevenson
Investigative Engineering Services Ltd, Christchurch
Phone: +64 2740 58825
Email: info@ieservices.co.nz
Website: www.ieservices.co.nz
Professor John Raine
Auckland University of Technology
Phone: +64 9921 9634
Email: john.raine@aut.ac.nz