Structural Engineering Expert Witnesses

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What is a structural engineering expert witness?

Structural engineering expert witness candidates are typically professional engineers with extensive experience in construction management, mechanical engineering, civil engineering, geotechnical engineering, building codes, forensic engineering, and/or structural design. The chosen expert witness may be a member of an industry organization such as the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA), and/or the International Structural Engineering and Construction Society (ISEC).

What types of cases require a structural engineering expert witness?

Projects that require the expertise of a structural or civil engineer for litigation support include building reconstruction, forensic structural engineering, structural failure, and construction defect cases. Equipped with specialized knowledge of construction materials, industry standards, code compliance, structural engineers are sought after for construction ethics issues, accident reconstruction, contract disputes, product liability cases, personal injury, warranty disputes, and related regulatory issues. In addition, a law firm may request a structural or forensic engineer for pre-litigation consulting service.

Structural engineering, a sub-discipline of civil engineering, is the engineering design and structural analysis of man-made structures. Structural engineers need to understand and calculate the stability, strength and rigidity of structures. A structural engineer typically works together with architects to design and construct buildings and other structures. Structure specialization areas include buildings, bridges, pipelines, industrial, tunnels, vehicles, ships, aircraft, and spacecraft.

Structural engineering expert witness case examples

Representative matters that Cahn Litigation has searched for expert witnesses for include:

• roofing inspections,
• Utah real estate land assessment,
• building envelope and waterproofing issues in Florida,
• building construction litigation,
• forensic investigation of a construction accident at an Illinois site,
• structural failure damage assessment at a Texas facility,
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) conformance,
• earthquake engineering project in California,
• building design of an Arizona complex,
• New York building underpinning failure forensic investigation, and
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations.

What litigation support work might a structural engineering expert witness be expected to perform?

Litigation support by a structural engineering expert witness could include failure analyses, building inspections and condition assessments, forensic engineering, accident reconstruction, research and authoring expert reports, and courtroom testimony. In addition, a law firm may utilize a structural engineer for pre-litigation engineering services. In a high-profile case, or litigation involving a significant financial stake, the lead attorney may request a structural engineer expert witness or construction expert with prior expert witness testimony experience.

Cahn Litigation Services has the experience required to turn a search for a structural engineering expert witness around quickly, providing the right balance of expertise and testimony experience.

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Structural Engineering Expert Witness - Representative Bios

Please Note: All Cahn Litigation expert witness searches are customized to attorneys' precise specifications and preferences. Attorneys are encouraged to discuss search parameters with a Cahn search specialist.

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The below expert witness bios represent a small fraction of those Structural Engineering experts known by Cahn Litigation Services. These bios are provided to give lawyers a sense of the Structural Engineering landscape.

• Expert Witness #258149

  This expert brings to the table many years of experience as an independent investigator in the field of safety. This expert holds Bachelors and Masters degrees in Mechanical Engineering and a Doctoral Degree in Biomedical Engineering. This expert's doctoral studies included a number of courses and projects concerning gait analysis, musculoskeletal modeling, trauma, and human factors. This expert's dissertation topic concerned the role that size and gender play in the probability of injury. This expert has been a scientific researcher working in a Neuroscience Research Facility. This expert's work involves the analysis of the causation of human injury with an emphasis on the forces that result in head, neck, spine, and extremity trauma.

  This expert has been involved in the analysis of hundreds of gait disruption accidents. They have included falls due to slips, trips, and stumbles due to flooring defects as well a stairway and elevated platform defects. Additionally, this expert has consulted on a number of guardrail accidents including geometric and structural faults and is highly trained in both USA and International building codes.

  This expert has extensive prior litigation experience.
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• Expert Witness #261583

  This expert serves as Associate Professor of Construction Science and previously held positions as Associate Professor of Construction Management, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering (Construction), and Assistant Professor of Construction Technology. This expert obtained a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (specializing in Construction Engineering and Management) and a M.Eng. degree in Construction Engineering and Management. This expert has several years of boots on the ground in the construction industry working as field engineer and quality inspector in projects ranging from commercial to high-rise buildings.

  This expert's research has evolved over the past several years and encompass artificial intelligence (AI), adaptive simulation, and advanced sensing and visualization with applications in urban informatics, smart health and ergonomics, disaster resiliency, and safety and productivity. This expert's work includes grants for:

  -  Transforming Teaching of Structural Analysis through Mobile Augmented Reality

  -  Real-Time Feedback-Enabled Simulation Modeling of Dynamic Construction Processes

  -  Engineering Research Center for AI in Construction (AI-Con)

  This expert has conducted research on challenging problems faced by the construction industry including the design and development of one of the first full-scale mobile augmented reality (AR) apparatus capable of visualizing georeferenced construction processes in outdoor environments. This expert has designed and tested several AR applications for construction. This expert's research portfolio also includes state-of-the-art work in artificial intelligence (AI) with applications in the built environment, natural hazards mitigation, and human-technology partnership. This expert has authored 35 peer-reviewed journal articles, 5 books/book chapters, 52 refereed conference papers, 7 technical reports, and 24 poster/oral presentations. This expert has served on national committees associated with the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

  
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• Expert Witness #220151

  This expert holds an M.A.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees, both in electrical engineering. This expert's research interests include conformal antennas, reconfigurable antennas, broadband structural load bearing antennas, metamaterials and metasurfaces, aircraft antennas and their coupling reduction, MIMO antennas, and wireless power transfer and wireless sensors. This expert's specific research interests are in the fields of: new active device (MEMS, GAN devices, varactors, VO2) integration with antennas and phase shifting structures; novel materials (structural composites, fabrics, liquid metal) and their exploitation to design antennas, DC bias networks, and power supply routes; 3D printing of metamaterials for antennas as well as radomes; RF heating or energy focusing using both low and high frequency techniques; the application of magnetic materials into RF structures for antennas, co-site interference reduction, and metamaterials; beamforming/MIMO in the handheld and base stations for 5G and beyond. This expert is the author/coauthor of over 160 publications and 8 US patents.

  
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• Expert Witness #238561

  This expert is a Professional Engineer with Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering, and Civil Engineering degrees and certificates. This expert has a good deal of ladder logic experience within the context of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and Computer Numerical Controls (CNC). This expert was engaged in the design, manufacture, installation and startup of robotic pick and place machinery, performing all engineering calculations necessary in the design of these robotic machines and programming the PLCs during the initial installation period. This expert has also dealt with the design and construction of industrial material handling systems, such as conveyors, piping systems, crane, monorails, robotics, PLCs, hydraulics, pneumatics and electrical controls. This expert had sole responsibility for designing, installing, programming and startup of CNC for manufacturing machine equipment, including selection of components, ladder logic programming, modification of machinery, and machine design. This expert holds two U.S. Patents and is working on two others. This expert has been engaged as an expert witness in a number of cases.

  
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• Expert Witness #259843

  This expert holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and is a Professor Emeritus. This expert taught undergraduate, masters and PhD classes in Mechanical Engineering and Software Development. Typical classes were Machine Design, Design of Machine Elements, Software Engineering, Human Computer Interface, and Introduction to Artificial Intelligence. This expert developed and taught the university’s first robotics program. This expert also provided consulting to industry giants and has continued to be active as an industry consultant.

  This expert has published over 60 papers, and is the author of the a publication relating to machine safety. This expert was elected to a National Materials Advisory Board Committee that analyzed how improvements could be made to Structural Components. This was in response to the Challenger Space Shuttle Disaster.

  This expert has been hired by both Plaintiffs and Defendants, roughly (70 % plaintiff and 30% defendant).

  
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• Expert Witness #245368

  This structural engineering expert founded a structural consulting engineering firm and has served as an engineering expert and expert witness for over 30 years.

  Professional experience includes design reviews, safety and hazard analysis, engineering risk assessments, inspections, auditing, failure analysis, rate case reviews, and expert witness testimony. Prior work has included piping and water intrusion matters, as well as structural analysis of commercial buildings.

  This expert is an experienced expert witness and litigation consultant.

  
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• Expert Witness #285383

  This structural engineering expert is a licensed P.E. in a number of southeastern states and has over 15 years of experience in material science, including failure analysis of concrete and coatings, along with over 10 years of experience in civil engineering, including site design and water intrusion in concrete and precast concrete structures. This expert performs scientific investigations and root cause analyses of failed components, structures, and systems. Common issues for analysis include determining contributions toward failure from design, manufacturing methods and material processes, use conditions, maintenance, or application.

  This structural engineering expert is a licensed PE in over 5 states, including southeastern states, and is an experienced structural engineer with more than 25 years of experience in building failure, water infiltration testing, structural systems, and construction defects. This expert has testified on structural cases and concrete design, as well as performed forensic analysis of structural failures, water intrusion, and other construction-related issues.

  Both structural engineering experts are experienced expert witnesses and litigation consultants.

  
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• Expert Witness #288410

  This structural design engineering expert is experienced in structural design and investigation across a wide range of structural systems, from historic buildings to projects involving advanced structural systems and materials. This expert focuses on developing innovative methods of design and construction using an in-house materials lab, computational design approaches, and digital fabrication techniques.

  This expert has lectured graduate structural engineering students at a prestigious technical university and currently lectures graduate architecture students at a prestigious graduate school of design. This expert has designed multiple foldable and deployable structures, including modular homes, disaster relief housing, and theme park-related structures, and has a patent related to foldable modular homes. This expert completed master's research at prestigious universities on retractable roof structures.

  
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• Expert Witness #291583

  This structural engineering expert holds a PhD in Civil Engineering, has PE, SE, SI, and LEED AP credentials, and practices as a Structural Engineer specializing in high wind environments, including assessment of exterior envelopes such as panelized building skin.

  This expert has personally worked on over 15,000 projects over 25 years.

  
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• Expert Witness #292174

  This structural engineering expert is a licensed structural engineer in the State of Colorado specializing in forensic investigation, evaluation, and repair design of buildings and enclosures.

  This expert has provided technical consultation, litigation support, and deposition testimony in numerous matters related to building enclosure and structural systems for clients throughout the U.S.

  
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• Expert Witness #292185

  This structural engineering expert has over 35 years of experience specializing in the investigation and repair of distressed and deteriorated structures and the performance of building materials and systems.

  This expert has leading industry knowledge and expertise in major building materials and systems, and is a licensed structural engineer in multiple states.

  This expert has served as an expert witness, providing litigation support and testimony in a range of matters.

  
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• Expert Witness #293073

  This building engineering expert is an experienced engineering consultant who diagnoses and solves problems involving building enclosure and structural systems, materials failures, moisture accumulation, installation problems, and design deficiencies.

  This expert has testified numerous times regarding the causes of these failures, responsible parties, and appropriate courses of repair. This expert has designed and implemented repairs for complex failures and performance problems across a variety of building types, including heritage structures, institutional buildings, and high-rise buildings.

  This expert is also a business leader with over 20 years of experience in forensic investigations, engineering design, construction consulting, industry leadership, team development and leadership, business development, and marketing. As an expert witness, this expert has provided technical consultation, litigation support, and deposition testimony in numerous matters involving building enclosure and structural systems for clients across the United States.

  
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• Expert Witness #296301

  This civil/structural and metallurgical engineering expert holds a PhD and has over 40 years of experience in metallurgical and civil engineering. This expert earned a BS in Civil Engineering, an MS in Metallurgical Engineering, and a PhD in Metallurgical Engineering from well-regarded universities. This expert specializes in inspection and evaluation of distressed, failed, and damaged structures, building code evaluations, failure analysis of mechanical components, and is a Licensed Professional Engineer in several states.

  This expert has substantial forensic experience in structural and metallurgical engineering, including investigative and litigation-related failure analysis involving pipelines, water mains, reinforced concrete pipe, ductile iron pipe, construction defects, corrosion, and water-treatment infrastructure.

  This expert has investigated water main failures involving structural collapse during major underground construction work in California. The work included metallurgical examination of pipe materials and preparation of cause-and-origin analysis.

  This expert has investigated reinforced concrete transmission-main failures involving fractured pipe and steel-reinforcement failure. The work included metallurgical evaluation to determine the cause of the reinforcement failures.

  This expert has evaluated water-main disconnection during installation and pressure testing, including construction-related issues involving improperly constructed thrust blocking at pipe joints.

  This expert has investigated ductile iron water-main failures caused by pipe fracture, including metallurgical analysis showing that tubercular corrosion weakened the pipe and contributed to the fracture.

  This expert has evaluated structural failures involving water mains entering buildings along foundation lines. These evaluations addressed conditions such as rock impingement against pipe walls, differential settlement between foundations and adjacent backfill, and long-term settlement of pavement.

  This expert has investigated metallurgical water-main failures caused by corrosion, including dissimilar-metal galvanic corrosion, stray-current corrosion, soil pH-related corrosion, and improper water chemistry.

  This expert has also participated in multidisciplinary failure analysis involving the construction, operation, and incident events leading to failure at water-treatment infrastructure during a historic flood event.

  
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• Expert Witness #299795

  This structural design expert holds PhD and PE credentials and is a structural engineer, forensic investigator, and former adjunct professor at a prestigious university, with teaching experience in college-level courses covering concrete design and analysis. As a consultant, this expert specializes in the design and forensic evaluation of concrete structures and uses visual storytelling, including animations and illustrations, to distill complex engineering topics into clear narratives for courtrooms and mediations.

  This expert has hands-on design experience and extensive forensic work involving parking garages and podium-style structures. This expert has investigated multiple parking garages and podium-style concrete structures involving alleged sagging and cracking and is familiar with ACI 318 standards for parking garages.

  This expert is an experienced expert witness and litigation consultant, has been designated as a testifying expert in disputes, and has authored expert reports.

  
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• Expert Witness #303388

  This structural engineering expert is a Professional Engineer, Structural Engineer, and LEED AP BD+C registered in over 5 states, including North Carolina, with over 40 years of experience in structural engineering analysis as a designer, consultant, and expert witness.

  This expert has consulted on cases involving construction defects, questionable construction or design practices, and structure or building component failures or underperformance. This expert is also an experienced expert witness and litigation consultant.

  
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• Expert Witness #303661

  This structural engineering and steel structures expert is an accomplished structural and forensic engineering executive with over 25 years of experience leading complex projects across commercial, residential, and industrial sectors. This expert is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in over 25 states, with demonstrated expertise in structural analysis, design, forensic investigations, and litigation support. This expert has held national leadership roles within prominent civil and structural engineering associations and is a Fellow of well-regarded engineering institutions. This expert combines technical excellence with business acumen through a senior leadership role at an engineering and construction firm.

  This expert has over 25 years of experience designing, analyzing, and assessing structural steel structures. This expert has experience modeling structural systems, evaluating performance under varying conditions, and assessing instability or tipping-point scenarios. This expert also has experience addressing property maintenance, injury-related issues, and facilities matters from an institutional perspective.

  This expert is an experienced expert witness and litigation consultant.

  
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