Electrical Engineering Course Completion
Rob attended a two-day seminar presented by SEM-Train covering Electrical Engineering principles and concepts for non-Electrical Engineers. Covered topics include current, voltage, inductance, capacitance, impedance, diodes, transistor, movs, and circuit analysis with...
Residential Dryer Fires
Rob attended a two-day seminar presented by Fire Findings Laboratories in Benton Harbor, Michigan, covering many aspects of residential dryer fires. Topics discussed included gas vs. electric operation, interior components, factors affecting lint, component failures,...
Pervious Concrete It won’t hold water
Rob attended a seminar presented by NCSU Engineering Faculty entitled "Design, Construction, and Troubleshooting of Concrete Slabs-On-Grade + Pervious (Porous) Concrete". In addition to discussions on current trends with commonly encountered rigid...
2013 NC/SC Fire Investigations Conference
Rob attended the 2013 North Carolina and South Carolina chapters of the International Association of Arson Investigators (www.firearson.com) conference in Myrtle Beach, SC. Seminar topics presented for the portion attended included review of NFPA 921, NFPA 1033,...
Off to the West Coast
Mike will be attending ASCE's 6th Congress on Forensic Engineering in San Francisco, CA, October 31 through November 3, 2012 (http://content.asce.org/conferences/forensics2012/index.html), where he will offer a presentation based on the paper he authored entitled...
Laboratory Facility and Services expanding
As we continue to grow and strive to expand our capabilities to serve your needs, we acquired an adjacent space for use as a laboratory facility.. The climate-controlled space offers excellent lighting and large work-spaces. Multiple...
TCFE Update
On October 1, 2011, Mike assumed the role of Executive Committee Chair for ASCE's Technical Council on Forensic Engineering (TCFE), and he will hold that post until September 30, 2012. Mike recently rerturned from Council meetings in San Francisco, where TCFE members...
Specialized Fire Investigation Training
Rob attended the 2011 Fire Investigative Approaches Seminar coordinated by the North Carolina and South Carolina Chapters of the International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) for 3 days which included a day focused on advanced concepts in fire debris...
2011 Structures Congress
Mike attended the 2011 Structures Congress in Las Vegas in April where he moderated the session: Performance Issues in Buildings and Structures. While in Las Vegas, Mike attended executive and technical committee meetings for ASCE's Technical Council on Forensic...