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Autumn 2008 Seminar Series
Wednesday, November 12 at 3:30 p.m.
Room 264 MacQuigg Labs
Kevin Garrity
Vice President of CC Technologies, a DNV Company
Dublin, OH
Failure Analysis; Methodologies for Site and Laboratory Investigations
Abstract
Major accidents/ incidents involving materials/corrosion failures require a systematic approach to site/field investigations and laboratory failure analyses to establish the root cause mechanisms and contributing factors to the failure. These findings often dictate litigation strategies and the proportioning of financial reasonability for the consequences of a major incident. The role of the research scientist/engineer is a critical component in this process. Investigative procedures must be carried out in a methodical and defensible manner in order to formulate persuasive opinions about why a structure, material or component failed. This talk will cover the field and laboratory methods applied to a number of cases where corrosion/material failures resulted in significant consequential damages. The discussion will cover the importance of gathering forensic specimens/samples, evidence preservation, the role of non-destructive and destructive metallurgical testing and the use of SEM/EDS and electrochemical testing in analyzing failures.
Bio
Kevin is Executive Vice President of CC Technologies a DNV Company and currently Manages the Litigation Support and Forensic Engineering Activities of CC Technologies. He is a graduate of Polytechnic University in New York with a BS in Electrical Engineering. He has worked in the field of Corrosion and Materials for 34 years, is a registered PE in seven states, a NACE CP Specialist and Lead Instructor, and has chaired many NACE Technical Committees Including Underground Corrosion, Corrosion Deterioration Phenomena of Concrete Structures and Corrosion Science. He has authored over 50 papers, has given testimony to the US Congress on Corrosion of the TransAlaska Pipeline and has served as a Expert Witness in many cases involving corrosion/materials failures.
Please join our speaker for light refreshments in 479 Watts Hall following the talk.
