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10th Forensic Engineering Congress

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10th Forensic Engineering Congress

ASCE commissioned the Forensic Engineering Division  (FED) to enhance the body of knowledge within the civil engineering profession regarding the investigation of failures and performance problems within the built environment. Since its inception, FED has continually sponsored the widely-read Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, published numerous books and guidelines, and presented many workshops and seminars to aid both practitioners and academia. FED continues to develop practices and procedures to reduce the number of failures, disseminate information on failures and their causes, provide guidelines for conducting failure investigations, and provide guidelines for ethical conduct in forensic engineering. Each Forensic Engineering Congress, with this being the 10th, serves as an opportunity for architects, engineers, scientists, lawyers, and insurance professionals to enhance their knowledge and understanding of civil engineering works, their performance issues, and state-of-the-art investigative tools/procedures.

Congress Committees

Forensic Engineering Division Executive Committee Chairs

  • 2024–2025: Richard S. Barrow, P.E., M.ASCE, Principal, Barrow Engineering, LLC.
  • 2023–2024: Laura E. Sullivan-Green, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE, Associate Professor Civil & Environ Engineering, San Jose State University
  • 2022–2023: Jason Dale Gregorie, P.E., M.ASCE, Principal, Applied Building Sciences, Inc.

Congress Steering Committee Chair

  • Juan Carlos Araiza, Ph.D., Ing.,P.E., M.ASCE, Senior Vice President, Forensics, EFI Global

Congress Steering Committee 

  • Adel Essam Abdelnaby, Ph.D., P.E., S.E., M.ASCE, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, University of Memphis
  • Timothy Ariosto, P.E., M.ASCE, Senior Associate, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
  • Richard S. Barrow, P.E., M.ASCE, Principal, Barrow Engineering, LLC.
  • Randall P. Bernhardt, P.E., F.SEI, F.ASCE, Owner & Chief Civil/Structural Engineer, Bernhardt Forensic Engineering LLC.
  • Tara Cavalline, Ph.D., M.ASCE, Associate Professor, University of North Carolina - Charlotte
  • John Cleary, Ph.D., P.E., F.SEI, M.ASCE, Associate Professor, University of South Alabama
  • Chantell J. Cornett, S.M.ASCE, Principal & CFO/VP, Ward Cornett
  • Alicia E. Diaz de Leon, P.E., S.E., R.A., F.ASCE, Principal Architect/Engineer, Drerup Building Performance Engineering PLLC
  • Anthony M. Dolhon, P.E., M.ASCE, Principal, Dolhon Forensics
  • Michael Joseph Drerup, P.E., F.ASCE, Principal, Drerup Building Performance Engineering PLLC
  • Travis Gregory Ebisch, P.E., M.ASCE, Project Director, Nelson Forensics, LLC
  • Jason Dale Gregorie, P.E., M.ASCE, Principal, Applied Building Sciences, Inc.
  • Frank S. Griffin Jr., P.E., S.E., F.ASCE, Principal Consultant, Envista Forensics
  • Robert Gunter, S.E., M.ASCE, Consulting & Structural Engineering, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.
  • Amr Helal, Ph.D., P.E., PMP, M.ASCE, Manager of Forensic Engineering - CO, Bryant Consultants
  • Joshua B. Kardon, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASC, Principal, Joshua B. Kardon and Co.
  • Michael P. Lester, P.E., M.ASCE, Principal, Element Analytical, PLLC
  • Rui Liu, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, Associate Professor, Kent State University
  • Mehdi Mirzazadeh, Ph.D., P.Eng, M.ASCE, Senior Consultant, Structural Engineering & Building Science, Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc.
  • Leonard J. Morse-Fortier, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, Staff Consultant, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.
  • Carmen Mulea, P.E., M.ASCE, Principal, Engineered Building Solutions Inc.
  • Taraka Ravi S Mullapudi, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, Senior Staff Engineer, MMI Engineering Inc.
  • Navid Nastar, Ph.D., P.E., S.E., F.ASCE, President, Nastar Group, Inc. and Adjunct Professor, USC
  • David B. Peraza, P.E., M.ASCE, Principal Engineer, Exponent, Inc.
  • Ziad Mohammad Salameh, P.E., M.ASCE, Principal, ZS, LLC
  • Christian C. Steputat, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, Chief Structural, Geotechnical, Materials and Forensic Engineer, Engineering Consulting
  • Laura E. Sullivan-Green, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE, Associate Professor, Civil & Environ Engineering, San Jose State University
  • Stewart M. Verhulst, P.E., M.ASCE, Vice President and Executive Technical Director, Nelson Forensics
  • Weijin Wang, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, Structural Engineer, Permasteelisa North America

Forensic Engineering Awards Committee

  • Jason Gregorie , P.E., M.ASCE, Principal, Applied Building Sciences, Division First Past Chair
  • Stewart M. Verhulst, P.E., M.ASCE, Vice President and Executive Technical Director, Nelson Forensics, Division Second Past Chair
  • Benjamin Michael Cornelius, P.E., M.ASCE, Partner, LERA Consulting Structural Engineers, RLLP, Division Third Past Chair

 

ASCE Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities Chief Editor

  • Norbert Joseph Delatte, Jr, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, M.R. Lohmann Endowed Professor of Engineering and Head School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Oklahoma State University

Committee for Dissemination of Failure Information Chair

  • Michael J. Drerup, P.E., F.ASCE, Principal, Drerup Building Performance Engineering PLLC

Committee on Practices to Reduce Failures Chair

  • Vincent N. Campisi, P.E., M.ASCE, Principal/Owner, Vincent N. Campisi. P.E., Consulting Engineer LLC

Committee on Forensic Investigations Chair

  • John Curtis Wylie, P.E., M. ASCE, Structural Engineer, Construction Science and Engineering, Inc.

Education Committee Chair

  • Rui Liu, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, Associate Professor, College of Architecture and Environmental Design, Kent State

Committee on Forensic Practices Chair

  • Derrick Stephen Hancock, P.E., M.ASCE, Senior Structural Engineer, GHD

Editor-in-Chief: 

  • Leonard J. Morse-Fortier, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, Staff Consultants, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.

Co-Editors

  • Tara Cavalline, Ph.D., C.Eng, M.ASCE, Associate Professor, UNC Charlotte
  • John Cleary, Ph.D., P.E., F.SEI, M.ASCE, Associate Professor, University of South Alabama
  • Amr Helal, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, Project Engineer, Bryant Consultants Operating, LLC
  • Joshua B. Kardon, Ph.D., P.E., S.E., F.ASCE, Owner and Principal Engineer, Joshua B. Kardon and Co.
  • Taraka Ravi S Mullapudi, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, Senior Staff Engineer, MMI Engineering Inc.

Forensic Engineering Division of ASCE

Authorized by ASCE in July 1985, the purpose of the Forensic Engineering Division is to:

  • Develop practices and procedures to reduce the number of such failures.
  • Disseminate information on failures and their causes.
  • Provide guidelines for conducting failure investigations.
  • Provide guidelines for ethical conduct in forensic engineering

Forensic Committee Application

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