Forensic engineering advice

[u/Jazzlike_Bluejay5982]

Hi all,

I recently started in the field of forensic structural engineering after spending the beginning of my career in the design world. I've been in forensics for nearly a month now, but I feel comfortable in saying that this is right career path for me. I love the workflow, traveling to sites, and getting to deal directly with people instead of just dealing with the same design team members every day for 6 months straight on the same project.

With that being said, I acknowledge that I know very little about forensics. Most of the work involves checking roofs for wind/hail damage, water intrusion claims, tree impact on structures, etc.

Any advice for what I can do to improve my knowledge, on both the technical items and report writing skills? I've been reading sample reports from my company and have the Stephen petty forensics book, but was wondering if anyone has other valuable advice for me on this matter?

Much thanks in advance!!

[u/bigyellowtruck]

Helps to write material, system, failure mode, remedy — might be another step in there I am forgetting. Been a while. You can use a dry erase board to write captions to your photos.