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Past topics are listed below:

2012
Topics
Vol. 16 No. 1
  • How to Handle an Angry Insured by Mike Surratt, PE, Carolina Investigative Engineers, PLLC
  • Frozen Pipes by Kevin Power, PE, I-ENG-A Member Nebraska, KPE Consulting Engineers, Inc.
  • Ice Damming Conditions by Jim Skaret, PE, I-ENG-A of North Dakota by EngTech, Inc.
  • Comedy Relief Corner
2011
Topics
Vol. 15 No. 6
  • Chimney Fire Cause And Prevention
  • Deer Vehicle Collisions (DVC’s) On The Decline
  • Comedy Relief Corner (Holiday Dinner Jokes)
  • Looking For Expertise?
  • Residential Structural Fire Loss Statistics
  • I-ENG-A Convention 2011...Be A Part Of It
Vol. 15 No. 5
  • Structural Settlement
  • Earthquake Investigations
  • I-ENG-A Convention 2011 Topics
  • Looking For Expertise?  A Potpouri Of Claims
  • Investigating Engineer — It’s The Method, Not The Man!
  • I-ENG-A Cat Team Response
Vol. 15 No. 4
  • Retaining Wall Failures
  • I Roof, Therefore I Must Vent?
  • NFPA 921 - The Scientific Approach
  • I-ENG-A Convention 2011
  • Comedy Relief Corner, The Cone of Silence - A True Story
  • I-ENG-A CAT Team Response
Vol. 15 No. 3
  • Nature’s Fury Again Unleashed
  • Pole Structures Prone To Wind Damage
  • Fire On The Wind
  • Comedy Relief Corner, You Might Be An Engineer If…
  • I-ENG-A CAT Team Response
  • How To Locate Member Firms
Vol. 15 No. 2
  • Vehicle Theft: Steering Column Analysis (Forensic Lock Investigations)
  • Natural Gas and Plenty of It!
  • Transformers…Not the Movie
  • Stressed about Wood?
  • Only a facade... Your insured claims water infiltration on exterior facade of building.
  • Electrical—No Way!
  • Don't Steer Me Wrong: Circumstances surrounding your insured’s auto fire seem unusual, but there isn't much left of the car.
  • Piping...pinholes? Your apartment complex has been suffering from a rash of piping failures, and you can't seem to get to the bottom of it. Not sure if it is faulty installation, or a design flaw. Is it the pipe? The pump? Or the water?
  • Comedy Relief Corner
Vol. 15 No. 1
  • Fire Cause Determination: The Process of Elimination
  • Traffic Crash Reconstruction
  • Ice Dams—Winter Nemesis
  • Slips, Trips and Falls
  • Looking for Expertise
2010
Topics
Vol. 14 No. 6
  • Boilers and Furnaces of Yesterday and Today
  • The Hazard of Puff Backs in Oil Burners
  • Oil Burner Run-Outs and Freeze-ups
  • Comedy Relief Corner
Vol. 14 No 5.
  • I-ENG-A Convention 2010
  • Ghostly Waves
  • Looking for Expertise
  • Engineering Professionalism
  • Comedy Relief Corner
Vol. 14 No. 4
  • Fire Investigations: Experience or Science
  • The Electric Squirrel
  • Up on a Hot Plastic Roof? TPO Roofing Membrane Help
  • Failed Generator - Did the Rat Do It?
Vol. 14 No. 3
  • Pyrolysis-New Verdict on Testimony
  • To Crack the Code: The Finer Points of the National Electrical Code
  • Slips, Trips and Falls
Vol. 14 No. 2
  • Claims: Stress Reduction Checklists for Investigators and Adjusters
  • Fires and Explosions: Meat and Potatoes of Insurance Investigations
  • Structural Failure?
  • Traffic Incident Recconstruction: A Crash Course
  • New Expert Search
Vol. 14 No. 1
  • Contaminated Drywall: Growth and Risk for Inspectors and Restorers
  • When you Just Want the Truth
  • Why should a Professional Engineer be used for Claims Investigations?
  • I-ENG-A Assignment Routing Service
2009
Topics
Vol. 13 No. 3
  • In-Depth Metallurgical Investigations
  • Affirmative Risk Management
  • I-ENG-A Member Case Sharing
  • Chinese Drywall Claims
  • Hail, Wind and the I-ENG-A CAT Response Team
Vol. 13 No. 2
  • Tire Failure Investigations
  • Ethics and the Engineer
  • Hail Damage Claims Investigations
Vol. 13 No. 1
  • Sample “Every-day” Cases by I-ENG-A
    • Hot-tub Pop-out
    • Waterline Failure
    • Mold Origin & Cause
    • HVAC Lightning Damage
    • Vehicle Fire Investigation
    • Stone Masonry Chimney Missing Stones
    • School Sprinkler Head System 
    • Washing Machine / Water Damage Claim
2008
Topics
Vol. 12 No.6
  • Barry Zalma on Bad Faith: Time to Put a Stake Through the Heart of the Tort of Bad Faith
  • Rotary Blade Brush Cutters - Inadequate Safety Shields, Zdenek "Denny" Trnka, PE, TRNKA Engineering (I-ENG-A Member Seattle)
Vol. 12 No. 5
  • Forensic Hydrology by Elvin Aycock, PE, I-ENG-A Advisor, Atlanta, GA
  • I-ENG-A CAT Response Team Formation

Vol. 12 No. 4

  • Equipment Hazards: How Extreme Can it Get?
    (A heavy equipment forensic investigation involving a brushcutter.)
  • June NHSTA Defect Investigations
  • I-ENG-A Convention - Annual C.E. Event
    Dallas, TX
    , November 12-14, 2008
  • Training and Mentoring Saves the Insurance Industry Travel Costs

Vol. 12 No. 3

 

  • Ventilation: Simple Concept Often Forgotten
  • A Word About Wordiness
  • Comedy Relief
  • The NHTSA Defect Investigation Report

Vol. 12 No. 2

 

  • Leaks...Why now after all this time?
  • "Classic Prophetic" Quotes
  • A Potpourri of Auto Recalls from February 2008

Vol. 12 No. 1

 

  • Why Hire Professional Engineers?
  • Member Firm Feature: TRNKA Engineers
  • Forensic Evidence Recovery Services
  • The Future of Hail Detection
2007
Topics
Vol. 11 No.3
  • A $3 Item......A $90,000 Loss, Dezincification
  • The Automotive EDR:Opening Pandora's Black Box (Continued from Vol.11 No.2)
  • Recent USPC Product Recalls
Vol. 11 No. 2
  • The Automotive Event Data Recorder
  • How Sare Are Our Nation's Bridges?
  • I-ENG-A Member Firms
Vol. 11 No. 1
  • Hurricane Update, Egg Farm Collapse, Tire Recalls, Product Recalls, Member Firm of the Month: Riddick Engineering Corp.
2006
Title
Vol. 10 No. 3
  • Expert Witnesses
Vol. 10 No. 2
  • Ignitable Fuels As Possible Causes for Vehicle Fires
Vol. 10 No. 1
  • On the Lighter Side...Client Engineer Accidents
2005
Title
Vol. 9 No. 6
  • Determination of Hurricane Related Structural Damage and Review of the Code Requirements
Vol. 9 No. 5
  • Auto Theft and Recovered Vehicles -The Investigative Engineers Role
Vol. 9 No. 4
  • Building Science - Connecting the Dots Between Design and Investigative Engineering
Vol. 9 No. 3
  • Propane Grill Fire: Don't burn down the house!
Vol. 9 No. 2
  • Grading and Drainage Problems in Residential Construction
Vol. 9 No. 1
  • Seat Belt Forensics
2004
Title
Vol. 8 No. 6
  • Steps Leading to a Successful Fire Investigation
Vol. 8 No. 5
  • Lightning Claims: What can be done?
Vol. 8 No. 4
  • Hail Resistent Roofs: Fact or Fiction
Vol. 8 No. 3
  • Improving Vehicle Accident Reconstruction Results
Vol. 8 No. 2
  • Possible Concerns with Aluminum Wiring
Vol. 8 No. 1
  • Insulated Glass (IG) Seal Failure:
    Sudden and Accidental or Inevitable?
2003

Title

Vol. 7 No. 9
  • EIFS: History and Review of the Failure Mechanisms
Vol. 7 No. 8
  • Fireplaces and Chimneys:
    Operation of Masonry Fireplaces
Vol. 7 No. 7
  • Grain Bin Collapse: Wind or Other Phenomena?
Vol. 7 No. 6
  • Before or After?
    The Decision is Yours.
Vol. 7 No. 5
  • Is it "Really" Hail Damage?
Vol. 7 No. 4
  • Environmental: Sick Building Syndrome in Residential Occupancies
Vol.7 No. 3
  • An Adjusters Guide to Subrogation Recoveries
Vol. 7 No. 2
  • Fireplaces and Chimneys: Pre-fab, Maintenance & Sweeps
Vol. 7 No. 1
  • Fireplaces and Chimneys: Are you Proactive or Over-reactive?


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