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Identification and quantification of physical damage resulting from a loss

Segregation of types of insured items, interpretation of the sequence of damage, and characterization of damage pre-existing the loss

Comparison of repair and replacement alternatives considering cost, serviceability, and timeliness

Damage Assessment, Damage Segregation & Repair/Replacement Analysis

Once there is agreement as to what has and what has not been damaged after a loss incident, an assumption could be made that final resolution is just around the corner. But unless the building or the facility is laid flat, the process of damage assessment and segregation involving facility and equipment can be more complex than first anticipated. It is to be expected that the larger the loss, the greater the complexity in damage assessment and segregation.

  • Identification of the undamaged as well as the damaged
  • Pre-existing damage
  • Items under warranty
  • Obsolescence
  • Non-existent or added items
  • Repair versus replacement
  • Identification of damage resulting from multiple incidents
  • Differentiation among multiple parties having an interest in the outcome

 

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The Stress Point

ED&T's quarterly educational magazine.

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Case Studies

A sampling of consultations from across our service areas. Read more by clicking on the Case Studies tabs above.

Service Directories

Booklets describing ED&T's services.

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Automotive / Vehicle

  • Drive Shaft Fracture in Boat Engine
  • Fracture Surface Determines Cause of Boat Damage
  • Head-On Collision Reconstruction
  • Heavy Vehicle Tire Failure
  • Stolen-Recovered-Burned Vehicle
  • Suspicious Fire or Just Another Hot Wire?
  • Uncontrolled Acceleration of a Vehicle

Fires & Explosions

  • A Fire 14 Months in the Making
  • Cargo Catches Fire
  • Explosion Levels Boarding House
  • Fire Traced to Cook Top
  • Suspicious Fire or Just Another Hot Wire?

Materials Testing & Analysis

  • Drive Shaft Fracture in Boat Engine
  • Hot Water Faucet Injury
  • What Led to Lead Bath Pan Fracture?

Products

  • Door Closer Evaluation
  • Hot Water Faucet Injury
  • Wheelbarrow Injury

Property

  • Ceiling Collapse
  • Moisture Damage Weakens Floor Framing
  • Pre or Post-Storm Damage?
  • Premature Aging of a Shingled Roof
  • Shrinking Soil and Foundation Settlement
  • Water Intrusion Into a Commercial Building
  • Water-Damaged Stucco
  • Wind Damage to Dock Structure

Workplace

  • Aerial Lift Operator Injury
  • Fatality Involving Fractured Gate Valve Housing

Construction

  • Construction Error or Design Defect?
  • Design Defect: Agricultural Storage Bins
  • Distressed Floors, Distressed Walls, Distressed Design Methodology

Failure Analysis

  • Hip Replacement Screw Fracture Analysis
  • Medical Instrument Failure Analysis
  • Moped Accident and a Fractured Gear Tooth
  • Plastic Boat Seat and a Fatality
  • Tour Bus Fire Failure Analysis

Products

  • Injury at a Guarded Location
  • Negligence on the Job and Injured Workers

Claim Review and Analysis

  • Gasoline Storage Tank Fire
  • Pipeline Compressor Fire
  • Power Plant Boiler Explosion
  • Power System and Operating Unit Incidents
  • Water Damage to Electrical Equipment

Damage Assessment

  • Embankment Erosion
  • Fire-Related Damage to a Food Processing Facility
  • Making Sense of Four Fallen Container Cranes
  • Which Came First - The Fire or the Overspeed?

Litigation Support

  • Microbiological Corrosion
  • Winery Contamination

Origin and Cause

  • A Fire 14 Months in the Making
  • A Power Loss and a Damaged High Voltage Transformer
  • Communications Tower Collapse
  • Power Shovel Fire
  • What Led to Lead Bath Pan Fracture?

Repair/ Reconstruction Monitoring

  • Power Station Incident
  • Structural Monitoring of Problematic Construction

Valuation

  • Ammonia Refrigeration System Moisture Damage
  • Fire and Explosion in a Process Furnace
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