Professional Engineering & Consulting Expertise
Haag’s professional staff of forensic engineers and consultants routinely determines the origin and cause of failure and damage related to a wide variety of breakdowns and events for our clients worldwide since 1924. The individual assignments come from many diverse areas or types. Haag assures that each individual assignment is assessed based on the varying circumstances and pertinent facts we find at or during our inspection. This information is used to provide us with the facts we need to best ascertain "what happened and why" for our clients. Our many years of experience and specialized knowledge, along with our laboratory testing capabilities and our vast technical resources, all combine together to uniquely qualify us in delivering accurate, understandable and impartial reports.
Our professional engineers are licensed and experienced in:
Civil / Structural Engineering
Haag civil / structural engineers and consultants determine causes for failures and damage to a wide range of industrial, commercial and residential properties. Additionally, our staff develops scope and cost estimates to repair or rebuild. Our staff has experience in building structural failures due to design problems, construction deficiencies, excessive loading, explosions and fires. We also examine failure debris, conduct structural analysis, perform full-scale and component tests, employ computer-aided analysis tools and perform on-site inspections. Haag has an established track record analyzing damage caused by various weather phenomena, including hail, snow, ice, wind, storm surge, flooding, lightning, tornadoes and hurricanes. Past work includes industrial complexes, commercial structures, dwellings, television and radio towers, earthen dams, bridges, cranes, major public buildings, marine structures and vessels.
Civil / structural engineering work includes:
- Structural Integrity Assessments
- Residential/Commercial Property Evaluations
- Moisture Intrusion Analysis
- Construction / Defects, Disputes, & Accidents
- Geotechnical Evaluations
- Premise Liability Evaluations
- Vibration Damage Evaluations
- Catastrophic and Weather Related Damage Evaluations
Mechanical Engineering / Metallurgical
Haag mechanical engineers and consultants determine causes for failures and damage to a wide range of mechanical equipment, ranging from large industrial machinery, steam and gas turbines, boilers, heating and cooling systems, cranes and other lifting devices, earthmoving and mining equipment, conveyors, manufacturing equipment, pumps, compressors, piping systems, and machine guarding to small home or office appliances. Specialized testing may be required and various testing programs or equipment can be designed to aid the analysis. For certain types of mechanical failures, we utilize our metallurgist to analyze specific failed components.
Further, our mechanical engineering /metallurgical staff assess the performance, design, and installation of mechanical systems. We provide Critical Path Method (CPM) scheduling analysis, offering insight into the effects of time or delay back-charges in a construction schedule. Additionally, evaluations are conducted to determine whether damaged equipment is economically repairable, or should be replaced.
Mechanical engineering / metallurgical work includes:
- Product Failure Analysis
- Mechanical Equipment Damage Evaluations
- Heavy Equipment Evaluations
- Component Related Failure Assessments
- Industrial Accidents & Explosion Evaluations
Electrical Engineering
Haag electrical engineers and consultants determine causes for failures and damage to a wide variety of electrical equipment and distribution systems, including power generation stations, large power transformers, smaller distribution transformers, control systems, computers, and appliances in industrial facilities, commercial complexes, public buildings, and residential properties. Additionally, our staff develops scope of damage and costs to repair or rebuild.
Electrical engineering work includes:
- Product Failure Analysis
- Electrical Equipment Assessments
- Fire Cause & Origin Evaluations
- Electrocutions
- Electrical Failure Analysis
Haag engineers and consultants continuously endeavor to be knowledgeable on all cutting-edge technology and stay on the forefront of technical advances within their respective disciplines. Each professional Principal or Senior Engineer supervising assignments assures that Haag provides our clients with the highest level of professionalism and expertise.
Please note: the above listed area of assignment types is representative of a cross- section of our abilities and is by no means all inclusive. We ask that you contact us to discuss the pertinent facts of each individual assignment to better assess your needs and our ability to assist.
