FORENSIC ENGINEERING – Investigation of Failures (6-PDH) Designed to benefit engineers of all disciplines BY: Mohammad Ayub, PE, SE Description: This course provides engineers of all disciplines with an insight into the field of Forensics Engineering. This course has been authored and is presented by a recognized expert in the field of forensics engineering. In this course, Mr. Ayub illustrates the principles, strategy and process of forensics engineering through the discussion on relatively recent high profile structural and mechanical failures that resulted in catastrophes and unfortunate loss of life. Mr. Ayub meticulously analyzes the accident sites, the aftermath, and the evidence, with expert acumen to drill through the facts as well as occlusions to arrive at the root cause of the failures. Mr. Ayub personally led the investigations of some of the incidents he analyzes in this course. The analysis and discussion of the high profile cases is supported by review of pertinent drawings and other documentation. While most of the forensics engineering cases discussed in this course are related to civil and structural engineering and design, the forensics engineering methodology, strategy and approach conveyed by Mr. Ayub transcends the discipline bounds and demarcation and can be utilized in almost any other discipline. This course is designed for engineers, licensed professional engineers, energy professionals, engineering managers, technical professionals, facilities managers and other professionals who are not intimately familiar or current on forensics engineering principles and practices. No prerequisite required. Since this course takes you from fundamentals on up, even non-engineers – with some math and science background - can take away a commensurate amount of forensics engineering knowledge. Board acceptance guarantee. Participants are kept engaged through questions and answers, discussions and classwork. Course Outline: Part I 1. Forensic engineer 2. Expertise of forensic engineer 3. Search and Rescue efforts 4. Recovery mode 5. Collection of documents 6. Observation, documentation and recording of the collapse 7. Use of drone 8. List of eye-witnesses 9. Identification, marking and safe storage of critical evidences 10. Site agreement among all the litigants. 11. Selection of laboratory for testing 12. Analyses and computations, long hand and software use 13. Was the original design compliant with industry standards? 14. Was the construction compliant with the industry standards 15. Causal determination 16. Construction or design deficiencies 17. Report Writing 18. Formulation of findings and conclusions 19. Supporting documents 20. Review from a legal perspective 21. Final report Part II: Review of actual cases of catastrophic cases, including the following: 1. Failure of FIU pedestrian bridge collapse. Six fatalities 2. Investigation of the Collapses of Two Pedestrian Bridges under Construction at Wake Technical Community College Campus, Raleigh, NC. One fatality 3. Investigation of the Parking Garage Collapse during Construction at Miami Dade College, Doral, FL. Four fatalities 4. Investigation of a Tower Crane Collapse in San Francisco, California. Four fatalities