Case Studies
J.S. Held Acquires Technorm, Québec’s Leading Forensic, Building Safety & Compliance Experts
Read MoreThe chimney was part of a heritage building being seismically upgraded and structurally expanded. As part of the upgrades, the chimney was to be filled with freshly poured reinforced concrete. Three pours were planned to be implemented. The chimney suddenly collapsed when the third pour was being conducted.
J.S. Held’s Building Consulting and Forensic Architecture & Engineering (FA&E) teams were engaged to address aspects of the loss. We investigated the cause of the collapse and commented on the remedial design to rebuild the chimney after the incident, with a focus on the former. As requested, J.S. Held furnished an investigation report to address the cause of the loss.
Kenny Yip, P.Eng., P.E., S.E., M.ASCE
Senior Engineer,
Forensic Architecture & Engineering
+1 778 561 2119
[email protected]
> Structural Engineering
Our team is composed of civil and structural engineers who specialize in forensic investigations, repair scopes, code upgrade/compliance evaluations, and repair plans. We provide detailed forensic analysis of property and infrastructure damage by leveraging our understanding of the built environment and the impact of wind, water, fire, deterioration, construction defects, and outside forces.
> Forensic Engineering
J.S. Held’s forensic engineering experts include civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, geotechnical, and biomechanical engineers. Our forensic engineering analyses address what happened, why it happened, when the incident occurred, extent of damage, repairability, and applicable code upgrade/compliance requirements.
> Property & Infrastructure Damage
J.S. Held provides support on projects ranging from daily residential claims to complex large losses around the world. We bring strength and stability as an independent advisor in determining cause, extent, and duration of damage; repairability; ACV/RCV; delay; period of restoration; and analyzing damages, schedules, and all associated costs.