Philadelphia Expert Witness Services
Providing Philadelphia Engineering Expert SolutionsPhiladelphia Engineering Expert Witness & Philadelphia Construction Expert Offerings
As with any area busy in engineering, construction and manufacturing, Philadelphia is a hotbed of legal matters arising from these activities. Cogent provides Philadelphia expert witness services, supporting local attorneys and insurance companies as engineering experts and forensics investigators. The firms principal engineer, Michael A. Pollock P.E. is a Philadelphia native and began his career working in local manufacturing. Mr. Pollock has decades of experience in utilities, energy, emissions, power, pulp and paper, chemicals / petrochemicals production industries. His forensics experience began investigating manufacturing processes and products comprising automotive, electronics, defense / military, piping, pressure vessels, process safety, automated machinery, computer numerical control (CNC) manufacturing products and equipment.
Philadelphia Architectural Standard of Care, Construction Delay, Construction Defect Expert
Cogent Experts have decades of construction experience for project both great and small, domestically and internationally. Project types included both “run and maintain” projects as well as large and jumbo capital projects. With technical experience comprising civil, MEP – mechanical, electrical, plumbing, power, architectural, environmental, structural, instrumentation and controls, and process engineering, Cogent can provide expert analysis of a given construction effort to understand the quality of the effort and whether or not the standard of care was met. In addition, Cogent is a Building Information Modeling Expert, or BIM expert with project management expertise in planning, schedule, contract, health and safety management, budget, management etc., of a given construction effort should construction delay or construction defect issues arise.
Philadelphia Engineering Expert and Architectural Experts
To properly understand the engineering standard of care regarding a given matter, an expert witness needs to understand the details of a given engineering, architectural or construction effort.
This includes a careful examination of the matter as well as inspection of relevant documents such as engineering drawings, bid documents, engineering calculations, substantial completion, contract documents, process technology, change orders, proposed change orders, process safety management (PSM) and process hazards analysis records, inspection and testing plans, quality control and quality assurance documents, relevant engineering standards and the like.
A good example of preventing a construction defect is shown below. The jacketed steam piping shown on the right is specially designed for longevity and thermal insulation properties. Note the proper sealing of the pipe ends when not yet installed, preventing weather related damage and corrosion.
Philadelphia Accident Experts and Investigators, Philadelphia Equipment Failures Expert
While unfortunate should any incident or accident occur, it is very important to properly investigate the matter to understand the cause of the accident or failure and to determine if injured parties shall be made whole in any legal claim or proceeding. Whether a matter is construction, architectural, engineering, product or manufacturing defect or standard of care related, Cogent is very experienced in the investigation of such matters great and small, using tools such as Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA), Cause and Effect Evaluations to analyze and document our findings for a given incident or accident.
Expert Witness and Forensics Industry Experience:
Consumer and Household Products – Stucco - Stucco Remediation - Construction Failures - Injuries - Information Systems (IT), Web & Internet Technology - Programming and Apps - Mechanical & Electromechanical Products – Tools – Power Tools – Physical Therapy Devices – Electronics – Safety and Construction Products – Automotive – Lawn and Garden – Heavy Equipment – Apparel – Paper and Textile Products – Machinery and Machine Tools – Software and Apps – Instrumentation Components – Building Materials – Insulation – Roofing Products – HVAC - Agricultural – Herbicides – Plastics – Polymers – Packaging – Specialty Products – Energy and Sustainability Products – Supermarkets – Refrigerants – Inks and Pigments – Facility and Real Estate Solutions – Chemical Applications – Military Products – Retail – Commercial and Industrial Products – Process Industry – Toys – Games – Furniture – Ergonomic Devices – Child and Baby Products – Batteries Power Supplies – Petrochemicals – Pharmaceuticals – Athletics – Coatings – Resins – Paint – Metallurgy – Farm and Agricultural – Biosciences – Materials
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