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Residential Renovation: Design & Construction Defects

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Jeffrey W. Pitzer, P.E.

Residential Renovation: Design & Construction Defects “A good intention, with a bad approach, often leads to a poor result" - Thomas A. Edison EDT was assigned to determine the cause of damages to a single-story residence. The residence, constructed in the 1950’s, was renovated in 2015. The work...

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Gas Turbines - A Brief History Lesson

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Timothy B. Hatch, B.S.M.E., P.E.

What is a gas turbine? Let's first look at an engine that most of us know well; the gas engine in your car. In a gasoline reciprocating engine, the piston compresses the air fuel mixture, the mixture is ignited and the expanding gases push the piston inside the cylinder, the exhaust is purged from...

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Roof Collapse

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Charles E. Whitley, P.E.

In a perfect world of consulting engineering, every investigation would result in a single, concise cause of damage to the product, structure, or system under investigation. In the real world, this rarely happens.

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Barge Foundering

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Steven M. Lindholm, P.E., P.M.P.

Most of the time, damages to marine vessels and structures are straight forward: there’s a collision, allision, or sinking due to mechanical failure, procedural failure, negligence, or an unfortunate concurrence of events. The involved vessels/structures are damaged, the damages are tallied up, and...