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- How to Handle an Angry Insured by Mike Surratt, PE, Carolina Investigative Engineers, PLLC
- Frozen Pipes by Kevin Power, PE, I-ENG-A Member Nebraska, KPE Consulting Engineers, Inc.
- Ice Damming Conditions by Jim Skaret, PE, I-ENG-A of North Dakota by EngTech, Inc.
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- Chimney Fire Cause And Prevention
- Deer Vehicle Collisions (DVC’s) On The Decline
- Comedy Relief Corner (Holiday Dinner Jokes)
- Looking For Expertise?
- Residential Structural Fire Loss Statistics
- I-ENG-A Convention 2011...Be A Part Of It
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- Structural Settlement
- Earthquake Investigations
- I-ENG-A Convention 2011 Topics
- Looking For Expertise? A Potpouri Of Claims
- Investigating Engineer — It’s The Method, Not The Man!
- I-ENG-A Cat Team Response
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Vol. 15 No. 4
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- Retaining Wall Failures
- I Roof, Therefore I Must Vent?
- NFPA 921 - The Scientific Approach
- I-ENG-A Convention 2011
- Comedy Relief Corner, The Cone of Silence - A True Story
- I-ENG-A CAT Team Response
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- Nature’s Fury Again Unleashed
- Pole Structures Prone To Wind Damage
- Fire On The Wind
- Comedy Relief Corner, You Might Be An Engineer If…
- I-ENG-A CAT Team Response
- How To Locate Member Firms
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- Vehicle Theft: Steering Column Analysis (Forensic Lock Investigations)
- Natural Gas and Plenty of It!
- Transformers…Not the Movie
- Stressed about Wood?
- Only a facade... Your insured claims water infiltration on exterior facade of building.
- Electrical—No Way!
- Don't Steer Me Wrong: Circumstances surrounding your insured’s auto fire seem unusual, but there isn't much left of the car.
- Piping...pinholes? Your apartment complex has been suffering from a rash of piping failures, and you can't seem to get to the bottom of it. Not sure if it is faulty installation, or a design flaw. Is it the pipe? The pump? Or the water?
- Comedy Relief Corner
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- Fire Cause Determination: The Process of Elimination
- Traffic Crash Reconstruction
- Ice Dams—Winter Nemesis
- Slips, Trips and Falls
- Looking for Expertise
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- Boilers and Furnaces of Yesterday and Today
- The Hazard of Puff Backs in Oil Burners
- Oil Burner Run-Outs and Freeze-ups
- Comedy Relief Corner
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- I-ENG-A Convention 2010
- Ghostly Waves
- Looking for Expertise
- Engineering Professionalism
- Comedy Relief Corner
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- Fire Investigations: Experience or Science
- The Electric Squirrel
- Up on a Hot Plastic Roof? TPO Roofing Membrane Help
- Failed Generator - Did the Rat Do It?
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- Pyrolysis-New Verdict on Testimony
- To Crack the Code: The Finer Points of the National Electrical Code
- Slips, Trips and Falls
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- Claims: Stress Reduction Checklists for Investigators and Adjusters
- Fires and Explosions: Meat and Potatoes of Insurance Investigations
- Structural Failure?
- Traffic Incident Recconstruction: A Crash Course
- New Expert Search
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- Contaminated Drywall: Growth and Risk for Inspectors and Restorers
- When you Just Want the Truth
- Why should a Professional Engineer be used for Claims Investigations?
- I-ENG-A Assignment Routing Service
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- In-Depth Metallurgical Investigations
- Affirmative Risk Management
- I-ENG-A Member Case Sharing
- Chinese Drywall Claims
- Hail, Wind and the I-ENG-A CAT Response Team
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- Tire Failure Investigations
- Ethics and the Engineer
- Hail Damage Claims Investigations
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- Sample “Every-day” Cases
by I-ENG-A
- Hot-tub Pop-out
- Waterline Failure
- Mold Origin & Cause
- HVAC Lightning Damage
- Vehicle Fire Investigation
- Stone Masonry Chimney Missing Stones
- School Sprinkler Head System
- Washing Machine / Water Damage Claim
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- Barry Zalma on Bad Faith: Time to Put a Stake Through the Heart of the Tort of Bad Faith
- Rotary Blade Brush Cutters - Inadequate Safety Shields, Zdenek "Denny" Trnka, PE, TRNKA Engineering (I-ENG-A Member Seattle)
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- Forensic Hydrology by Elvin Aycock, PE,
I-ENG-A Advisor, Atlanta, GA
- I-ENG-A CAT Response Team Formation
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- Equipment Hazards: How Extreme Can it Get?
(A heavy equipment forensic investigation involving a brushcutter.)
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June NHSTA Defect Investigations
- I-ENG-A Convention - Annual C.E. Event
Dallas, TX, November 12-14, 2008
- Training and Mentoring Saves the Insurance Industry Travel Costs
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Vol. 12 No. 3
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- Ventilation: Simple Concept Often Forgotten
- A Word About Wordiness
- Comedy Relief
- THE NHTSA Defect Investigation Report
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Vol. 12 No. 2
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- Leaks...Why now after all this time?
- "Classic Prophetic" Quotes
- A Potpourri of Auto Recalls from February 2008
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Vol. 12 No. 1
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- Why Hire Professional Engineers?
- Member Firm Feature: TRNKA Engineers
- Forensic Evidence Recovery Services
- The Future of Hail Detection
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A $3 Item......A $90,000 Loss, Dezincification
The Automotive EDR:Opening Pandora's Black Box (Continued from Vol.11 No.2)
Recent USPC Product Recalls
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The Automotive Event Data Recorder
How Sare Are Our Nation's Bridges?
I-ENG-A Member Firms
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Hurricane Update, Egg Farm Collapse, Tire Recalls, Product Recalls, Member Firm of the Month: Riddick Engineering
Corp.
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2006 |
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Expert Witnesses |
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Ignitable Fuels
As Possible Causes for Vehicle Fires |
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On the Lighter Side...Client
Engineer Accidents |
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2005 |
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Determination
of Hurricane Related Structural Damage and Review of the Code Requirements |
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Auto Theft
and Recovered Vehicles -The Investigative Engineers Role |
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Building Science
- Connecting the Dots Between Design and Investigative Engineering
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Propane Grill
Fire: Don't burn down the house! |
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Grading and
Drainage Problems in Residential Construction |
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Seat Belt Forensics |
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2004
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Steps Leading
to a Successful Fire Investigation |
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Lightning Claims:
What can be done? |
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Hail Resistent
Roofs: Fact or Fiction |
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Improving Vehicle
Accident Reconstruction Results |
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Possible Concerns
with Aluminum Wiring |
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Insulated
Glass (IG) Seal Failure:
Sudden and Accidental or Inevitable? |
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2003 |
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EIFS:
History and Review of the Failure Mechanisms |
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Fireplaces
and Chimneys:
Operation of Masonry Fireplaces |
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Grain Bin
Collapse: Wind or Other Phenomena?
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Before or
After?
The Decision is Yours.
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Is it "Really"
Hail Damage?
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Environmental:
Sick Building Syndrome in Residential Occupancies
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An Adjusters
Guide to Subrogation Recoveries
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Fireplaces
and Chimneys: Pre-fab, Maintenance & Sweeps
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Fireplaces
and Chimneys: Are you Proactive or Over-reactive?
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