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Engineering Design & Testing Corp. is an association of consulting engineers committed to the study, interpretation, and resolution of loss.

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Engineering Design & Testing Corp. applies technical and scientific resources to determine the root causes of losses involving people, property and products of manufacture. These same resources are applied to assess the scope of damage and the value of loss to buildings and equipment.

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  • Fires & Explosions
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Litigation

There are times when conflict is unresolved short of litigation. As consultants, the personnel at Engineering Design & Testing Corp. exercise judgment to partner qualifications and experience with legal inquires and needs. These capabilities are then matched with skills in objectivity, resourcefulness, presentation style, determination, and the ability to stand resolute in the face of adversity.

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Large Loss

Engineering Design & Testing Corp. provides technical and scientific consulting services to clients involved in the resolution of incidents of substantial damage and economic impact. In our role as engineering consultants, we respond quickly, facilitate the assessment of the situation, and assist in the development and implementation of an appropriate course of action.

  • Origin & Cause Analysis
  • Damage Assessment
  • Damage Segregation
  • Repair/Replacement Analysis
  • Valuation
  • Claim Review & Analysis
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The Stress Point

ED&T's quarterly educational magazine.

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Case Studies

A sampling of consultations from across our service areas. Read more by clicking on the Case Studies tabs above.

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Booklets describing ED&T's services.

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Automotive / Vehicle

  • Drive Shaft Fracture in Boat Engine
  • Fracture Surface Determines Cause of Boat Damage
  • Head-On Collision Reconstruction
  • Heavy Vehicle Tire Failure
  • Stolen-Recovered-Burned Vehicle
  • Suspicious Fire or Just Another Hot Wire?
  • Uncontrolled Acceleration of a Vehicle

Fires & Explosions

  • A Fire 14 Months in the Making
  • Cargo Catches Fire
  • Explosion Levels Boarding House
  • Fire Traced to Cook Top
  • Suspicious Fire or Just Another Hot Wire?

Materials Testing & Analysis

  • Drive Shaft Fracture in Boat Engine
  • Hot Water Faucet Injury
  • What Led to Lead Bath Pan Fracture?

Products

  • Door Closer Evaluation
  • Hot Water Faucet Injury
  • Wheelbarrow Injury

Property

  • Ceiling Collapse
  • Moisture Damage Weakens Floor Framing
  • Pre or Post-Storm Damage?
  • Premature Aging of a Shingled Roof
  • Shrinking Soil and Foundation Settlement
  • Water Intrusion Into a Commercial Building
  • Water-Damaged Stucco
  • Wind Damage to Dock Structure

Workplace

  • Aerial Lift Operator Injury
  • Fatality Involving Fractured Gate Valve Housing

Construction

  • Construction Error or Design Defect?
  • Design Defect: Agricultural Storage Bins
  • Distressed Floors, Distressed Walls, Distressed Design Methodology

Failure Analysis

  • Hip Replacement Screw Fracture Analysis
  • Medical Instrument Failure Analysis
  • Moped Accident and a Fractured Gear Tooth
  • Plastic Boat Seat and a Fatality
  • Tour Bus Fire Failure Analysis

Products

  • Injury at a Guarded Location
  • Negligence on the Job and Injured Workers

Claim Review and Analysis

  • Gasoline Storage Tank Fire
  • Pipeline Compressor Fire
  • Power Plant Boiler Explosion
  • Power System and Operating Unit Incidents
  • Water Damage to Electrical Equipment

Damage Assessment

  • Embankment Erosion
  • Fire-Related Damage to a Food Processing Facility
  • Making Sense of Four Fallen Container Cranes
  • Which Came First - The Fire or the Overspeed?

Litigation Support

  • Microbiological Corrosion
  • Winery Contamination

Origin and Cause

  • A Fire 14 Months in the Making
  • A Power Loss and a Damaged High Voltage Transformer
  • Communications Tower Collapse
  • Power Shovel Fire
  • What Led to Lead Bath Pan Fracture?

Repair/ Reconstruction Monitoring

  • Power Station Incident
  • Structural Monitoring of Problematic Construction

Valuation

  • Ammonia Refrigeration System Moisture Damage
  • Fire and Explosion in a Process Furnace
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