Our Structural Engineer expert witnesses practice in a variety of fields, including construction defects, building code compliance, structural analysis, and damage assessment. Some of the most common Structural Engineer expert witness specialties also include earthquake engineering, bridge engineering, and foundation engineering. They have opined on the effects of natural disasters, building collapse, foundation failure, and structural damage, among others.
Example cases where an attorney might need a Structural Engineer expert witness include:
A construction defect case where the plaintiff alleges the building was not constructed according to code and caused significant damage.
A personal injury case where the plaintiff was injured due to a building collapse.
A case where the plaintiff alleges foundation failure caused damage to their property.
A case where the defendant is a structural engineer accused of professional negligence.
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This structural engineering expert has extensive experience with steel structures, concrete structures, long spans, stadiums, and sports arenas. She earned her BS in architecture and her MS in civil engineering at the University of Nebraska. She is a licensed architect, professional engineer, and structural engineer, as well as a certified LEED accredited professional. Additionally, she is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. She has formally worked as an ...
This expert earned his BS in structural engineering at the University of Science and Technology in Iran and his MS in structural engineering from the University of British Columbia. This expert holds structural engineering licenses in California, Washington, Hawaii, Arizona, and Nevada and professional engineering licenses in California and Washington. He is active in his field as a member of several professional organizations including the Structural Engineers ...
This highly-qualified expert has over 30 years of experience as a civil and structural engineer. He earned his BS in civil engineering from Southern Illinois University and completed programs in pre-stressed concrete & advanced steel structural design at Florida International University and computer-assisted design modeling at the American Trade Institute. This expert is currently licensed as a professional engineer and certified as a general contractor in the state of ...
This expert has extensive experience in the amusement ride industry. He earned his BS in mechanical and aerospace engineering from Utah State University. He is a licensed structural engineer and professional engineer. He was the engineer of record for two notable commercial amusement rides and has experience in material handling and structural design. Currently, he is the president of an engineering design company that designs amusement park rides....
This qualified expert has years of experience in structural engineering. He received his BS in civil engineering from the University of Kansas before earning his MEng in structural engineering from Texas A&M University. He is a certified professional engineer in 5 states and holds several other structural engineering certifications. He is active in his field as a member of the Structural Engineering Association of Texas and the Building Envelope Enclosure Council. His ...
This engineering expert obtained his BS in Civil Engineering, with a specialization in Construction Management, and his MS in Structural Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology. He is licensed as a Professional Engineer and a Structural Engineer in over 25 states and is certified by the Structural Engineering Certification Board. He is a member of ASCE, ACI, AISC and a Fellow of SEI. He serves as Chair of the ASCE SEI Business Practices Committee. He also serves ...
This expert has over 30 years of experience with civil and structural engineering. He gained his BSc in civil engineering from the University of New Mexico, his MSc in structural engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and his MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management. He is a registered professional engineer in California, New Mexico, Texas, and Georgia, and the past president of the Georgia section of the American Society of Civil Engineers. ...
This expert has over 35 years of experience in the field of bridge design and construction. He earned his BS at the Portuguese Military Academy, and a Graduate Engineering Diploma and MS in Structural Engineering at the University of Witwatersrand (Johannesburg, South Africa). He is certified as a Professional Civil Engineer, as an Expert Analyst in Finite Elements Methods, and as an Advanced Concrete Technologist. He has previously served as a Senior Regional Bridge ...
This expert has been working with floating drilling and production vessels for over 40 years. He completed his undergraduate studies in Civil Engineering in Hong Kong prior to earning an M.S. and Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from the University of Houston. He began his career as a Design Engineer and Computer Specialist with The Offshore Company, where for 6 years he performed analyses for the design and operation of floating drilling vessels, including conducting ...
This expert has been a practicing engineer for nearly 25 years. A registered Professional Engineer in good standing in 45 states (including Florida), he is a member of several professional engineering societies, as well as the International Sign Association and the Mid-South Sign Association. He has worked for a number of large engineering firms and industrial manufactures, and he currently serves as an Engineering Manager at an engineering firm that is a leader in the ...
Finding the right construction defects and workmanship claims expert is a slippery slope for attorneys whose specialty is not construction. A typical strategy to find a construction expert is to retain an engineer or architect expert, since like attorneys, they are degreed…
A construction expert has extensive knowledge and expertise of the construction industry. This includes all aspects of construction accidents and construction injury. Their testimony helps to inform the trier of fact on issues related to construction law such as building delays,…
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: CXA Corp. v. Am. Family Ins. Co. Citation: 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 192773 Facts After the plaintiff’s roof collapsed, they submitted an insurance…
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, Statesboro Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: AMCO Ins. Co. v. TAF, Inc. Citation: 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 165353 Facts The plaintiff, AMCO Insurance Company (AMCO), insured a commercial property…
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Pansini v. Trane Co. Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 46749 Facts The plaintiffs purchased an HVAC system from the defendants. The defendants performed a faulty…
Court: Superior Court of Delaware, New Castle Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Ward v. Shoney’s, Inc. Citation: 847 A.2d 367 Facts The plaintiff was on her way to purchase a newspaper from a vending machine located outside a Shoney’s Restaurant. As…
The case centered around allegations that the scaffolding should have been able to withstand the impact of the materials falling. Furthermore, it was also alleged that the scaffolding was not properly secured. Thus, this caused the scaffolding to collapse under…
This case involves a large residential home in California that was surveyed by a professional engineer following a storm. The house sustained significant foundational damages after being hit by a utility pole that came down during the storm. The homeowners…
This case involves a house in Nevada which was built into a steep hillside. Most of the HVAC supply and return ducting was directly buried into the surrounding terrain. The remaining ducting was poorly installed in the interior walls allowing air to…
This case involves the collapse of the structural beam of a bridge. The bridge had been completed several months prior to the accident, and there had been no major incidents during or after its construction. The beam collapsed as cargo ship was passing underneath, killing…
A crane operator in charge of dredging and moving dynamic loads off the coastline was severely injured when a cable snapped, causing him traumatic brain injury. The operator was in the cage of the crane, helping to pull pipeline from…
