O'Donnell Consulting performs root cause failure analysis and engineering expert witness services to legal, insurance, and industrial firms to determine the cause of accidents and product failures. We help our clients understand the root cause, and provide comprehensive engineering support services in litigation.
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Material Testing Services
Our failure causation analyses often include metallurgical examinations
and materials tests.
- chemical and mechanical analyses
- metallographic examination
Providing Expertise
We have performed forensic engineering services for clients in a range of applications:
- Industrial: facilities, pressure vessels, pipes, pumps, valves
- Transportation: braking & steering systems, wheels
- Marine: control equipment, steering systems, moorings
- Petrochemical: turbomachinery, structures
- Consumer: sporting equipment, chairs
Producing Results
When we perform forensic engineering, we thoroughly investigate the accident - analyzing
drawings, material specifications, and supporting documentation.
Finite element analysis is
often used to evaluate materials and fabrication/ construction defects.
We issue results with in-depth, comprehensive Expert Reports - our conclusions
and testimony are based on quantified results which are easily understood
by judges and juries. We prepare professional exhibits, graphics and animations
which effectively demonstrate engineering principles and analyses results.
What sets us apart is our experience. We have performed engineering investigations
for over 25 years, from simple to complex - three recent cases in excess
of $85 million.
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Analysis and Fire/ Explosion>>.
O'Donnell Consulting Engineers offers a range of engineering expertise. To read about our services, see Capabilities Summary.
<<Above: OCE has investigated: A burst pipe, a failed transmission
gear, and a failed section of a boiler tube>>