• American Disabilities Act (ADA) - compliance and designs
• Accident reconstruction
• Building code - BOCA, UBC, NFPA and NEC code compliance and violation analyses
• Causation of fire and explosion events

Forensic Engineering

When there is a failure, many insurance companies and property owners need to know how, when and why it happened to establish liability. KSM is experienced in many aspects of acident/failure reconstruction and research including the following.

• Determination of chemical corrosion failure rates and date of failure
• Material failure load & stress analyses
• OSHA construction and maintenance code analyses (for compliance)
• Product, systems and structure failure analyses
• Safety evaluation of buildings