| Owner: Exponent | Market: Investigative Forensic engineer | Services Provided:
· Forensic Engineer |
| Project Completion: Dec. 1994 | Project Size: 180,000 SF |
Performed forensic engineering on numerous electrical equipment failures and fires. Typical projects were component fires and failures, and arc flashes.
Problems investigated on-site, component likes tested, reports written, and served as an expert witness.
Served as an expert witness for a medium voltage switchgear manufacturer. Case involved a 34.5 kV flash-over, resulting in a three-phase bolted fault, equipment damage, and serious personal injury.
Performed extensive research into areas of flash-over phenomena, proper medium voltage switchgear installation, and NEC 70E and OSHA regulations for safe work practices. Company was found not responsible for electrical explosion.