Full Schedule

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM PDT

A Conversation with Insurers on Their Role in Forensic Engineering

Room: Courtyard Ballroom

Plenary

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Emergency Forensic Investigation - Chester Dam

Room: South

– PROCON

– Atlas Engineering

C

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Hanging Overhead: A Case Study and Proposed Standards of Care for The Installation, Inspection, and Testing of Suspended Building Systems and Components

Room: North

A

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Structural Damage of a New Build Industrial Chimney

Room: North

A

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Unraveling Project Pitfalls: A Forensic Exploration of Communication, Coordination, and Collaboration Breakdowns in Construction

Room: North

– Exponent, Inc.

A

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Adjacent Construction Vibration - Perception vs Reality

Room: East

D

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Assessment, Analysis, and Repair of Precast Hollow Core Planks

Room: West

– SIMPSON GUMPERTZ & HEGER

– Simpson Gumpertz & Heger

B

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Construction Failures: Triggering Advances in Building Science and Regulations

Room: South

– Dr. J.I. Ortega, Design Studio

C

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Determining tornado velocity for tornado force coefficients for a thin-cylinder structure and comparison to ASCE 7

Room: West

– EFI Global

B

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Evaluation of the Failure of Adhered Thin-Brick Veneer

Room: Salon A

E

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Forensics and the Applicability of Ethical Standards

Room: Courtyard Ballroom

Panel

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Investigation of Widespread Cracking and Bowing of Bathroom Wall Ceramic Tile Installations

Room: Salon A

E

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

It’s a crack, it’s a spall, what’s the problem with the wall?

Room: Salon A

– Wiss, Janney, Elstner

E

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Learning from Mistakes: A Glimpse at How Failures Shape the Engineering Profession

Room: South

– WDP & Associates

C

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Regulations for Condition Assessment of Parking Structures

Room: South

– Walker Consultants

C

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Residential Foundations Experiencing Differential Movement: A case study approach to the application of building codes, practice standards, and engineering judgement.

Room: North

– U.S. Forensic

A

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Shake, Rattle & Roll: A Guide to Construction Vibration Investigations

Room: East

– Envista Forensics

D

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

The Importance of Remodeling Supervision in Condominiums and the Ethics Practices

Room: North

– Quartzo Engenharia Diagnóstica & Gerenciamento Ltda.®

A

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT

The Vulnerability of Tilt-up Buildings

Room: West

B

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

To Build (to Code) or Not to Build (to Code), That is the Question

Room: North

A

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Vibration Evaluation and Remediation of Air Cooled Condenser Units

Room: East

– Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.

D

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Weather or Not - Weather Research for Hail and Wind Damage Claims

Room: West

– Envista Forensics

B

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT

Collapse of a Large Steel Surge Bin at a Phosphate Mine

Room: South

– Mine Safety and Health Administration

C

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT

Comparative Analysis of Permeability in Compacted Clay Soil Using Various Standard Methods: Experimental and Field Test Investigation

Room: Salon A

E

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT

Evaluation of Risks from Adjacent Construction

Room: East

– Thornton Tomasetti

D

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT

Sometimes You Just Have to Break Things: Understanding the Applications and Value of Destructive Testing for Forensic Analysis

Room: Salon A

– Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Inc.

E

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT

Stories from the Pasture – Part 2

Room: East

– Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.

D

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT

UG Water Storage Tank: Lessons Learned w/ Helical Anchors

Room: South

– Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc.

C

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT

Using Technology to Speed Up Inspection and Reporting - Panelized Roof Case Study

Room: Salon A

– Thornton Tomasetti Inc

E

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT

When Small Cracks Can Lead to Big Problems: Investigation of Cracking in Subterranean Concrete Lift Stations

Room: South

– Exponent, Inc.

C

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT

Ethical Consideration On Qualifications of Forensic Engineering Experts

Room: Courtyard Ballroom

– Dolhon Forensics

– Joshua B. Kardon and Co.

Panel

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

"It's Like Tagging a Building DURING the Earthquake": A Proposed Building Safety Tagging Criteria for Winter Storm Events

Room: West

– Thornton Tomasetti

B

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT

Alewife Lobby Roof Damage – Urgent Response and Repairs

Room: West

– Simpson Gumpertz & Heger

B

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Arecibo Telescope Collapse Investigation

Room: South

– Thornton Tomasetti Inc

C

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Assessing the Waterproofing Performance and Repairability of Spray Polyurethane Foam Roofing Distressed by Hail or Debris Impact

Room: Salon A

– Nelson Forensics

E

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Assessment of Hail Damage for Tile Roofing System: A Technical Review

Room: Salon A

– University of Texas at Arlington

– Center for Underground Infrastructure Research and Education (CUIRE), University of Texas at Arlington

E

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Assessment of Water Damage Effects on Wood Components: Impacts and Considerations

Room: East

– Walter P Moore

D

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Case Study of a Tall Timber Building Subjected to Ground-Floor Column-Loss Scenarios

Room: East

D

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Cast Iron Pipe Failure: Elements of a Forensic Investigation

Room: South

– Ralph E. Moon Consulting LLC

C

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Column Removal of Arch Roof Truss Framing Structure

Room: West

– WDP & Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc.

B

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT

Comparison of Different Analysis Approaches Used in Evaluating the Design of Concrete Core Wall System per Concrete Design Standards

Room: North

– Thornton Tomasetti

A

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Concrete Cancer and the Central Texas Pool Crisis

Room: South

C

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT

Conducting the Right Investigation to Prevent Champlain Tower Like Collapses

Room: North

A

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT

Data for Data’s Sake Does Not a Better Strategy Make: A Strategic Approach to Risk-Based Asset Management

Room: North

A

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Evaluating Structural Damage to Wood-Framed Mid-Rise Structures from Long-Term Deterioration: Determining Repair vs. Replacement Scope

Room: West

– Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.

B

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT

Evaluation of Urban Sinkholes

Room: West

– Rimkus

B

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Hail Impact Documentation to Asphalt-Composition Shingles

Room: Salon A

E

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Hail Impact Performance of Thermoplastic Single-Ply Membranes

Room: Salon A

– Nelson Forensics

E

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

No need to hire a structural engineer for your pool house? An evaluation of wood-frame construction

Room: East

– RHC Engineering

D

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Partial Reclad of a Mid-Atlantic Mid-Rise

Room: West

B

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Static Load Test of a Baluster-Supported Wood Guardrail

Room: East

D