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Current Technology In Accident Reconstruction
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Using the CSI Effect to Your Advantage
by
Ben T. Railsback, M.S., P.E.
Manager, Mechanical Engineering
A recent article in The Economist [1] notes that a new term has entered into common language, “The CSI Effect.” The article notes that as a result of television show like “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” jurors have an increased [...]
Air Date: Friday, Sept 10th at 5:00pm Mountain
What happens in the split second before a car accident?
Forensic engineers and computer animators are teaming up to find out
The NatGeo Amazing! TV show examines the tools, techniques and expertise needed to reconstruct car accidents.
National Geographic Channel Amazing! episode preview.
At the Structural Engineers Association of Arizona 2010 Conference, Bil G. Hawkins, P.E., CFEI, CFII, speaks about the Structural Engineering Responses to the 2010 Haiti Earthquake.
Bil G. Hawkins, P.E., CFEI, CFII, teaches “Burning Down the House: Investigating Fire & Explosion Events” on June 17, 2010. This Continuing Education (CE) class will be presented at the State Farm Insurance Conference in Arizona.
Bil G. Hawkins, P.E., CFEI, CFII, will be teaching “Burning Down the House: Investigating Fire & Explosion Events” on June 3, 2010. This Continuing Legal Education (CLE) class will be presented at the offices of Expert Consulting Services, Inc. in Denver, CO.
Mark H. Kittel, P.E., testified in a case involving a motorcycle hit by a tanker trailer in which the jury awarded verdict of $4.7 million. The accident involved a commercial truck and motorcycle and occurred on a narrow mountain roadway in California. The main issue was determining which vehicle crossed the center line and caused the collision.
Read the articles “My Experience as a Structural Specialist in Haiti” by Bil G. Hawkins, P.E., CFEI, CFII and “Photogrammetry” by Thomas P. Reyes
Paul Bennett, P.E. presenting on the topic of “Contractor Fraud and Ethics” at the Wyoming Claims Association Meeting Thursday, May 13th to Friday, May 14th at the Plains Hotel in Cheyenne, WY.
Knott Laboratory taught on three different topics at the Colorado Defense Lawyers Association on Wednesday April 7, 2010. Bil G. Hawkins, P.E., CFEI, CFII, presented ‘Deconstructing Montana’, Ben Railsback, M.S., P.E., presented ‘Forensic Engineering Investigations of Product Liability’, and Paul Bennett, P.E., presented ‘Defending the Commercial Roofing Contractor’.
Ben Railsback, M.S., P.E., is teaching classes on seat belts, low speed acceleration, and product liability at the United Services Automobile Association (USAA) in Colorado Springs.
United Services Automobile Association website
Bil G. Hawkins, P.E., CFEI, CFII, will be presenting to the Professionals for Colorado Contractors Council on the deconstruction of the Hotel Montana in Haiti after the recent earthquake.
Ben Railsback, M.S., P.E., presented to the National Association of Insurance Women (NAIW).
Bil G. Hawkins, P.E., CFEI, CFII, is presenting ‘Ethics and the Expert Witness’ at the Rocky Mountain Chapter of Community Associations (RMCCA) on Friday March 26, 2010.
Rocky Mountain Chapter of Community Associations (RMCCA) website
Bil G. Hawkins, P.E., CFEI, CFII, Director of the Knott Laboratory Civil-Structural department, responded to the Haiti earthquake as a Structural Specialist with the FEMA Incident Support Team’s Management cell.
Joseph Tremblay, B.Sc., Mechanical Engineer, presented a paper at the SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress from October 6th – 7th, 2009 in Chicago, IL.
At the National Fire Arson and Explosion Investigation Program, Bil G. Hawkins, P.E. achieved national recognition as a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator.
Richard Ziernicki, Ph.D., P.E., spoke as a featured speaker at The Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America (APITLA) at the Wynn Las Vegas Resort and Country Club on September 13, 2009.
The new Knott Laboratory Interactive Animation revolutionizes the field of forensic engineering because the presenter is in full control of the presentation.
Knott Laboratory exhibited at the Rocky Mountain Special Investigations Unit Meeting (RMSIU) on Friday May 7, 2010 at the Marriott in Lone Tree, CO.
