idp, an approved provider of the American Instituteof Architects Continuing Education System
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Continuing Education Architects
Professional Engineers
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As an AIA/CES Registered Provider, idp is recognized by the New York State Education Department as an approved provider of continuing education programming for New York licensed architects, professional engineers and land surveyors.
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Forensic Engineering Presented by Walter M. Wysowaty, P.E., C.M.E., M.B.A. Forensic Engineering involves the application of engineering methods in the determination and interpretation of the causes of damage, or failure of equipment, machines or structures. In many cases, these events will have caused personal injury or damage to property. The subject is applied most commonly in civil law cases, although may be of use in criminal law cases, where the engineer may be called as an expert witness to provide testimony to support his opinions. Generally, the purpose of a forensic engineering investigation is to locate the cause or causes of failure or damage, or to assist in determining the cause or contributing factors of an accident where personal injury has occurred. Property damage investigations are typically divided into residential or commercial property damage. The role of the forensic engineer is to develop an opinion as to the cause and contributing factors to a property loss by utilizing building and maintenance codes as well as other accepted and reliable engineering resources. During this course, a variety of examples will be provided reflecting actual investigations performed with respect to residential and commercial structural damage from building foundations to roof systems and the development of an opinion for the cause of these losses. Personal injury investigations involving slip/ trip and fall cases on walkways and stairways as well as vehicular accidents, and pedestrian and handicap ramps will also be discussed. A variety of example cases will be discussed regarding the approach to developing an opinion regarding the causes and contributing factors to an incident where a personal injury has occurred. Successful completion of this seminar will provide participants with an understanding of the approach necessary to perform a forensic engineering investigation in order to support an opinion where expert witness services will be necessary. More importantly, attendees will also be provided with the insight necessary to design projects that are less likely to fail or cause injury.
Walter M. Wysowaty, P.E., C.M.E., M.B.A. is a civil engineer with a background in capital improvement design, inspection and construction. He is licensed as a professional engineer in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania and also holds the title of Certified Municipal Engineer in New Jersey. He graduated from New Jersey Institute of Technology with a Bachelor's of Science in Civil Engineering. He achieved his MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson University with a concentration in Finance. Mr. Wysowaty has performed over 700 forensic investigations over the past six years for a variety of public and private entities. This program qualifies for 7 CE hours for: Registration Fees
Full Day Sessions:
On or Before March 1st After March 1st
$295 per person per program (Lunch included in all full day programs) Don't forget to take advantage of early registration
incentives!
Half-Day Sessions: $149 per half-day program Spring 2012 CE Brochure:
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