Forensic Studies on Building and Pavement Failures & Distresses
In spite of earnest efforts to construct buildings and roadways that can withstand the elements and time, building failures, pavement failures, and distresses happen. When they do, it is important to understand why because that is the first step to fixing these failures and ensuring they won’t happen again. GeoCon Engineering’s team of geotechnical engineering experts will help you get to the source. We perform forensic studies on building and pavement failures and distresses.
Understanding Forensic Studies on Building Failures and Distresses
Building collapses are far more common than we would like to acknowledge. In 2021 the world watched in horror as we saw a Florida building collapse happen in real time. The Surfside condominium complex collapsed, killing 98 people. Why and how this happened is at the top of everyone’s mind. Those who lost loved ones want to make sure this will never happen again. Local, state, and federal regulators want to understand why this happened so that it will not happen again. Gulf Coast developers and Gulf Coast contractors want to know what happened so that this can never happen again. In instances like this, forensic studies on building failures will help provide the answers.
Failure to understand the cause of a building collapse will ultimately lead to another failure in the future. That is why building failures require forensic studies. Not only is it necessary for avoiding future mistakes, but it is also necessary to assign liability. When failures happen, fault has to be determined.
Understanding Forensic Studies Pavement Failures and Distresses
Pavement failures and pavement distresses are common. Forensic studies of pavement failure means understanding the causes of all types of pavement failures and distresses. These include cracks, potholes, depressions, rutting, corrugation, and raveling. Anything from small cracks to complete roadway collapse need a thorough investigation by road engineers. Forensic studies of pavement failure and roadway failure are crucial to understanding how pavement failure occurred, which allows them to be avoided in the future. That is why the Federal Highway Administration invests significant funding into forensic studies of roadway failure.
In Depth Analysis with GeoCon Forensic Studies of Building and Pavement Failures
GeoCon Engineering is your go-to Gulf Coast engineering firm to help you complete forensic studies on building failure and forensic studies on pavement failure. Understanding building failure and pavement failure requires unique engineering knowledge. Forensic studies require geotechnical engineers. There are many sources of building failure or building collapse. There could be a problem with shallow foundation engineering or shallow foundation installation. It could be a problem with deep foundation engineering or foundation installation. There could be a problem with the construction materials or the subsurface stability. It could even be a problem with slope stability.
The bottom line is that proper forensic investigations require looking at every engineering and construction factor that contributed to a building failure or pavement failure. That is why it takes a team of engineering experts to find the answers. If you want absolute confidence that your forensic studies are correct, contact the experts at GeoCon Engineering. We will leave no stone unturned or crack unexamined when trying to figure out what happened and why. Only then can you confidently rebuild, secure in the knowledge that your Gulf Coast construction project is on solid ground.
