Forensic engineering is in depth study of an engineering process or machine, structure or item to determine how that structure or item failed to perform adequately.

The engineering structure might be a bridge, building, aircraft or factory, or a single small component. In a construction engineering dispute a forensic engineer might need to study the particular construction or manufacturing process to analyse the engineering factors that contributed to failure or motivated a particular party’s actions.

In layman’s terms a forensic engineer is to a complex industrial failure or engineering dispute what a project manager is to the construction of a large power station or a dairy factory. A complex industrial failure involving several engineering disciplines might require a forensic engineer to evidence from other experts such as metallurgists, specialist engineers and technicians in order to perform a comprehensive causal analysis.

MEMBERS PROVIDING THESE SERVICES ARE :

Mr Andrew McGregor
Prosolve Ltd, Auckland
Phone: +64 27 281 3398, Email: amcgregor@prosolve.co.nz, Website: www.prosolve.co.nz

Mr Neil Mackay
VFR Consulting Limited, Auckland
Phone: +64 9 5204297, Email: neil@vfrc.co.nz, Website: www.vfrc.co.nz

Dr Matthew King
Investigative Sciences Consultancy Brighton, Dunedin
Phone: +64 2142 7328  +64 9 889 2112, Email: matthew.king@op.ac.nz

Dr Tim Stevenson
Investigative Engineering Services Ltd, Christchurch
Phone: +64 2740 58825, Email: info@ieservices.co.nz, Website: www.ieservices.co.nz

Professor John Raine
Auckland University of Technology
Phone: +64 9921 9634, Email: john.raine@aut.ac.nz