Lithium-Ion Battery Fires: A Forensic Insight
Electrical Engineer, Richard Heath, will discuss the risks of lithium-ion batteries, how fires involving them occur, and the challenges they present to fire investigators.
Structural Engineering Design
In this webinar Civil Engineer, Jolyon Antill, demonstrates how deficient structural engineering design can result in damage to the property.
Ballastless Railway Track: A Smooth Ride Ahead
Civil Engineer, Thomas Leyland, discusses the history, development and future of ballastless or slab railway track. The presentation will cover where and why it is used, recent increases in its use, and the potential results of this.
Root Causes for Cracks in Concrete
In this webinar Civil Engineer, Yang Dang, explains causes for cracking in concrete and the resulting consequences.
If These Walls Could Talk: Understanding Historic Buildings
In this presentation, Structural Engineer, Jamie Paterson, will review typical issues affecting historic buildings and the techniques that can be used to investigate them.
Manufacturers’ Advice: Is it Robust Enough to Rely on?
Forensic Architect, Margaret Wright, discusses potential risks of seeking advice from manufacturers about their products when developing designs for buildings.
Bolted Steel Connections in Fires
In this webinar, Dr Andrew Foster explores the fundamental ways in which bolted connections can fail and some of the options available to achieve better performance.
ADAS: How do They Respond in a Collision?
Mechanical Engineer, Robert Taylor provides an overview of the different types of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (‘ADAS’) and what the systems might have done in the event of a collision. He takes time to answer questions such as “What does the data tell us?” and “What can be determined from published literature and test results?”
Incidents Involving Agricultural & Heavy Goods Vehicles
Mechanical Engineer, James Kingham discusses the nuances of collisions and incidents involving heavy goods and agricultural vehicles; the common types of incidents involving these vehicles, the information which is often available (being unique to these types of vehicles), and the types of information that would assist an investigation.
Video Analysis in Collision Reconstruction
Mechanical Engineer, Richard Baker provides an overview of the merits of video evidence and analysis in collision reconstruction, such as Position and Time Estimation, and Authentication and Verification.