Site Investigation & Evidence Preservation
When the unexpected happens at a plant, pipeline, or other facility, Structural Integrity Associates, Inc. (SI) is ready to respond with site management, engineering investigation, and evidence preservation. SI's experts can arrive before clean-up, repairs, or unintentional mishandling result in loss or damage to valuable evidence. Not only can SI identify and recover critical evidence, but it can also secure and protect material that requires special storage and preservation, including fracture surfaces, volatile samples, and reactive materials. SI employs sophisticated documentation and site mapping technologies to permanently and accurately identify the nature and location of evidence and other pertinent information. In addition, SI can ensure that evidence is safely stored until incident resolution.
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Expert Opinions & Testimony
The engineers at Structural Integrity Associates, Inc. (SI) are experts in the persuasive presentation of engineering conclusions. Backed by accurate and dependable engineering analyses, materials evaluations, and incident reconstruction, SI is prepared to convincingly present expert opinions at trial, arbitration, or rate case depositions. The same SI experts who advise utilities, refineries, pipeline owners, and other industrial clients on routine inspections and investigations are available to assist with analysis of litigation-related matters. All of SI's reports are peer-reviewed to ensure that the opinions expressed are based on accurate data and derived using methodologies that are widely accepted within the forensic investigation community. Moreover, SI staff are skilled at presenting complex technical concepts in a concise, easily understandable manner, using exhibits and other aids as needed.
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Forensic Information Management
Incident investigations and other forensic activities often last months or even years, and during that time it is necessary to diligently track such key forensic information as evidence, field and laboratory data, test procedures and results, documents, photographs, videos, and material samples. Structural Integrity Associates, Inc. (SI) uses tightly structured procedures to manage the voluminous forensic information associated with incident investigations, liability litigation, and similar legal situations—all in strictest confidentiality.
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