Expert Articles

The Forcon team is regularly publishing Articles and Papers on various topics and the latest industry trends and standards.

Risk Analysis Considerations in Industrial Machinery Accident Investigations

By Marty Timm, PE

Learning from Failure: The Case of That Sinking Feeling

By Christopher Barry, PE

Learning from Failure: The Case of the Perilous Paravane

By Christopher Barry, PE

Learning from Failure: The Case of Petroski, Pû, and Pooh

By Christopher Barry, PE

Learning from Failure: The Case of the Corroded Cable

By Christopher Barry, PE

Construction Defect Claims
Part 2: The Site Inspection

By David Uliana, PE, MS, CFEI

Construction Defect Claims
Part 1: What to Do Before the Site Inspection

By David Uliana, PE, MS, CFEI

Forensic Engineering Study of the Dismasting of a Sailing Superyacht

By Roy Crooks, Ph.D., P.E. & Walter S. Laird, PE, CMI, IAAI-CFI, CVFI

Passwords: It is the Most Basic Part of the Equation. Yet It is the Keys to the Kingdom.

By Barry Miller

Sprinkler System Freeze Damages - Causes & Responsibilities -

By John G. O’Neill, PE

Blasting

By Wick Lyne, P. E, PE

Fractography and Failure Analysis

By John R. Ambrose, Ph.D., PE

Determining Fault in Electrical Contact Injuries

By Curtis E. Falany, PE

Materials Analysis in Forensic Engineering Investigations

By Paul Eason, Ph.D, PE, CFEI

Identification of Cracks in Concrete and Masonry Walls

By Jim Robinson, PE

The New Era of Gasoline Fuel Installations - ABYC H-24 & H-25

By Dave Gerr CEng FRINA

It's Miller Time!!

By Elizabeth Spiker, CFA, Michael J. Sugar, Jr., Esq, and Brittany Yahr

Fools Paradise to Forcon Believer

By Dara Thomas, PE and Brittany Yahr