STRUCTURAL CONDITION SURVEYS & STRUCTURAL MONITORING
Our Structural Condition Survey assesses the current health of a structure, identifying the loads & forces acting on the structure, ascertaining the effects of these loads and forces and finally assessing the stability & safety of the structure for its remaining life.
The survey provides our clients with systematic, uniform and objective information on the condition of their asset informing them of what work is needed to maintain and protect the asset for the future.
The results and finding from our structural condition surveys enable our clients to:
- identify what work is needed to maintain the asset
- consider how much works might cost
- prioritise work within available budgets
- understand if the nature of the asset has changed
Typically, our structural condition survey comprises:
- Visual inspection of individual building or structures from inside and outside
- Examine architectural & structural designs and drawings
- Photographic survey
- Noting various observations such as
- Load transfer system
- Structural framing system
- Structural deficiencies
- Settlements
- Cracks in reinforced concrete members
- Cracks in masonry and plaster
- Building fabric
- Leakages
- Loads on structure
- Defects in non-structural elements etc.
- sewage and drainage
- fire safety and security
- Identification of broad areas and locations of the structure requiring further detail investigation and for conducting various non-destructive tests
- To conduct non-destructive tests as required in detail visual survey
FORENSIC ENGINEERING & FAILURE ANALYSES
Amphora Consulting specialises in the field of Forensic Engineering and Failure Analyses and uses extensive scientific expert knowledge and technology to determine the root cause of failures. Before responsibility and liability can be established, our fully qualified experts determine the primary cause of the incident including other contributing factors.
The results of our Forensic Engineering investigations can be used as part of the resolution process in civil and criminal trials, insurance claims, contractual disputes and more. Extensive and in-depth investigation helps to identify problems, and findings empower engineers and manufacturers/builders to avoid these mistakes in the future and make the world safer.
We help to resolve disputes through:
- Expert witness that helps the court understand technical issues
- Definitive findings that enable claims adjusters and assessors determine compensation
- Help make components safer
- Reduce failure rates in all types of applications
- Improve procedures to reduce building imperfections
- Identify best practices to reduce number of failures
- Share technical information on failures and build knowledge base
- Develop/improve guidelines on conducting failure investigations
MATERIALS TESTING AND ANALYSES
Our materials testing service plays a large role in failure analysis investigations to help us identify defective products, inadequate materials and, ultimately, the cause of a failure. It can also provide the necessary insight to improve performance & resolve failure or contamination issues.
Our testing and analyses service provides the information needed to understand the material’s composition, structure, chemical properties, mechanical properties or physical properties. From our reverse engineering studies we can give our clients valuable insight into the construction and properties of products and materials.
Using our extensive knowledge in Service Life Modelling we are also able to explore and accurately predict a material or product’s, useful lifetime. We maintain a close and strong working relationship with academia where latest research and techniques are constantly being developed.