Agenda
Registration: 8:00 – 8:30 am
Morning Session: 8:30 am – 12:15 pm
Lunch (On your own): 12:15 – 1:15 pm
Afternoon Session: 1:15 – 4:00 pm
Examining the Role of Forensic Engineering
Causes and consequences of structural failures
Importance of good design
Impact of codes and standards
Legal and economic impacts of failures
Results and consequences of forensic engineering
Understanding the Forensic Engineering Process
Documenting the failure
Conducting investigation and research
Test protocols and tests
Determining causation and responsibility
Learning from failure
Preparing the Forensic Engineering Report
Identifying the report’s purpose and its audience
Examining content
Organizing the report
Evaluating sample reports
Understanding Causes of Structural Failures
Lessons learned from historic failures
Design errors
Defective construction
Material deficiencies
Excessive loadings
Deterioration and degradation
Forensic Examination of Structures
Investigation of steel structures
Investigation of wood structures
Investigation of concrete structures
Investigation of masonry and building facades
Load testing and instrumentation of existing structures
Credits
Architects
6.0 HSW Contact Hours
6.0 AIA HSW Learning Units
Professional Engineers
6.0 PDHs
International Code Council
6.0 Contact Hours
Contractors
Non-Mandatory Cont. Ed.
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers up to 6.0 HSW continuing education hours to architects and 6.0 PDHs to professional engineers in all states. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in New Mexico.
This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 6.0 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885).
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsorfor architects in Florida and is deemed an approved sponsor forarchitects and landscape architects in New York. HalfMoon Education isan approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota.
The International Code Council has approved this event for 6.0 contact hours (.7 CEUs) in the specialty area of Building.
This seminar offers a continuing education opportunity to contractors. It has not been approved by any state contractor licensing board.
Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.
Speakers
Casey K. Hemmatyar, SE
President, Pacific Structural & Forensic Engineers Global (PSFEG)
As a structural and civil engineer and expert forensic consultant with nearly four decades of experience, Mr. Hemmatyar has provided extensive expert services for defendants and plaintiff attorneys on numerous construction litigation matters throughout US. He has been retained as an expert by the US Government and private law firms on single and class-action lawsuits at both State and Federal levels. Mr. Hemmatyar’s understanding of core engineering and legal concepts has enabled him to effectively assist a wide range of clientele. He brings diversified experience in structural and civil engineering design, and in forensic engineering, investigation, and evaluation. Mr. Hemmatyar also conducts research and has assisted in development of building codes and standards and has supervised construction of domestic and international projects. His experience includes special structures, and new buildings as well as modifications, alterations, seismic/hurricane retrofits, and upgrades to existing structures. Mr. Hemmatyar has provided failure analysis, expert consultation, structural forensic investigation, and damage assessment services for many litigation and insurance related matters. He actively presents continuing education lectures to audiences of engineers, architects, and contractors on topics of structural and forensic engineering throughout the United States. Mr. Hemmatyar has been the principal structural engineer on projects for clients such as NASA and several other high-profile agencies. Currently he directs PSFEG and has served as Director for SEAOSC in 2011-2013. Mr. Hemmatyar has been interviewed by public media including History Channel (documentary episode: “Collapse of Ancient Structures”) and Reuters (Mexico City school collapse).