Structural failure investigations

Civil structures may fail in a variety of modes. Whether collapse or unsatisfactory performance, structural failure may be initiated by fracture, buckling, plastic deformations, instability, corrosion, creep, or wear. With the possible exception of accidental or severe environmental loads, the causes of failure may be found in deficiencies of design, detailing, material, workmanship, or inspection.

Danay Engineering Ltd. offers a complete range of engineering services for failure investigations, including litigation support, legal exhibits, models, expert witnessing, research, and reports preparation.

Successful failure investigation, considered to be both an art and a science, often requires state-of-the art analytical and experimental expertise. The unprecedented growth in modern technology has resulted in a host of problems related complex structures, special materials, and severe operational and environmental loads, such as fire, excessive vibrations, explosion, high-energy piping failures, missiles, and earthquakes. The array of techniques used in the failure diagnosis process entails:

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