Forensic Engineering Criminalistics 91914 Dylan Irwin Shannon Paz

Forensic Engineering Criminalistics 9/19/14 - Dylan Irwin - Shannon Paz

Job Description - “A forensic engineer investigates materials, products, structures or components that fail or do not operate as intended, causing personal injury or damage of property. ”

Employment Opportunities - Since September of last year Forensic engineering jobs have decreased 26%. - Forensic engineers just don’t seem to be getting into high demand anytime soon. - If anything there will be less of a demand in the coming years.

Annual Wages - Salary range is from $66, 000 -$90, 000 per year - Average annual wage is approximately $46, 000 (yearly average), but is likely to increase over time

Working Conditions - Forensic engineers work off of pictures taken from the scene of a crime. So normally, they work in labs or in an office. - Occasionally, they need further evidence to predict what caused a fire or explosion so they go out into the field and inspect whatever was presumed to have caused the incident.

Training and Educational Requirements - 4 -year engineering degree - Major in engineering - Request to be a licensed engineer for the state you plan to work in. - Complete an engineering test called the Principles and Practice of Engineering. - Finally, take a year long course where you show off your engineering skills to professionals.

Case Summary: Miami Dade College Parking Garage Collapse - In October of 2012, a Florida college’s parking garage collapsed, killing four construction workers and injuring at least eleven other people. - The garage was under construction when it suddenly collapsed - It was concluded to be a structural failure as the amount of tension and stress put on the bottom layers of the concrete created micro-cracking, eventually causing the damaged concrete to completely break apart. - VIDEO

Case Summary: Miami Dade College Parking Garage Collapse Column B 3 initiated the collapse.

Case Summary: Miami Dade College Parking Garage Collapse

Related Occupations - Civil Engineering - a civil engineer designs, constructs, and maintains structures such as bridges, buildings, or other structures such as parking garages

Related Occupations - Mechanical Engineering - a mechanical engineer designs and constructs machines that can be utilized for the advantage of people. For example, the coffee machiene was created by an mechanical engineer, but as was the computer (along with software engineers, etc. ) Another example would be Apollo 13, that spacecraft was designed and constructed by mechanical engineers.

Bibliography - Criminalistics By: Richard Saferson http: //www. extension. iastate. edu/registration/events/conferences/ascestructural/pdf/garrett. pdf http: //www. huffingtonpost. com/2013/03/29/miami-college-parking-garagecollapse_n_2979021. html http: //educationportal. com/articles/Forensic_Engineer_Job_Information_for_Those_Pursuing_a_Career_in_For ensic_Engineering_and_Other_Forensic_Sciences. html www. simplyhired. com/a/jobtrends/trend/q-forensic+engineering http: //www. forensicsciencecareers. net/forensic-engineering. html