Failure Analysis
Rapperport Associates provides comprehensive failure analysis services. Our experts in mechanical engineering, structural engineering, materials science, and metallurgy deliver rapid response, on-site documentation, and expert analysis and evaluation.
Our Capabilities
- On-Site Investigation
- Structural Design Evaluation
- Finite Element Stress Analysis
- Fracture and Fatigue Analysis
- Metallurgical Examination
- Mechanical Testing
- Optical and Scanning Electron Microscopy
- Forensic Graphics
- Expert Testimony
Our team combines field investigation with advanced computational capability including finite element analysis, scanning electron microscopy, fracture mechanics, material assessment, and fractography. These capabilities allow us to determine not only how a failure occurred, but how to mitigate future incidents. Our robust internal peer review approach ensures findings are scientifically supported and defensible.
Additional Service Areas
FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS
We have a long track record of wide-reaching effects.
Industrial Accidents
We have a long track record of wide-reaching effects.
