Risk assessment & analysis

Engineering investigation and evaluation of the causes of structural failures of buildings, bridges and industrial facilities, as well as rendering opinions and giving testimony in judicial proceedings, often referred to as Forensic Structural Engineering, has become a field of professional practice. This comprehensive assessment methodology is fundamentally provided to:

Determination of the causes of structural failures of buildings,
Understanding of failure to properly analyze or detail the design or the disregard of codes and standards,
Investigation of ascertain whether an illegal or improper activity was causative,
Reviewing and streamlining technical, business, and legal procedures modeled on worldwide practices.
Understanding of forensic investigation of failures and providing technical support in the consequent dispute resolution process,
Estimation of how to avoid failures and what the consequences of failures could be,
Cost estimation and design services for repairs, modifications, and restoration.

Assessment Methods

HGCO technical department provides engineering services to assist property managers, insurance agencies, contractors, building owners, attorneys, and other clientele with claims and investigations in a diverse range of infrastructure and property failures. The department delivers professionally-qualified forensic structural analysis techniques including:

Questionnaire survey, case study and literature review,
Perform destructive tests (core, drilled and steel test, pull-out test, etc.),
Perform non-destructive tests (rebound hammer, ultrasonic measurement, mechanical impedance, etc.),
Advanced Finite Element Analysis,
Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) Modeling,
Soil- Structure Interaction (SSI) Modeling,
Structural Fire and Blast Engineering,
Structural Reliability Analysis,
Probabilistic Risk Assessments.

Applications

HGCO with a proven track record of providing forensic structural analysis justification across multiple highly regulated industries, provides to services experience field below;

Industrial facilities,
Commercial and residential buildings,
High-rise condominiums,
Retaining walls,
Bridges,
Warehouses,
Piers,
Boardwalks,
Vaults.