BFP Engineers, Inc.       Bertero, Fierro, Perry

BFP Engineers, Inc.
1803 Oxford St. Suite 2
Berkeley, CA 94709

ph: 510-845-8207
fax: 510-845-8207
alt: 510-207-8207

clp@bfpeq.com

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  • Services
    • Forensic Engineering
    • Expert Witness and Litigation Support Services
    • Structural Failure Investigations
    • Seismic Peer Reviews
    • Earthquake Engineering Design and Analysis
    • Development of Seismic Design Criteria
    • Post-Earthquake Damage Investigations
    • Seismic Risk Assessment
    • Development of Performance-Based Design Methods
    • Reinforced Concrete Behavior under Seismic Loading
    • Development of Design Guides, Lectures, Courses, and Presentations
  • Representative projects
  • About Us
    • Eduardo A. Fierro
    • Cynthia L. Perry
    • Vitelmo V. Bertero
  • Contact Us

Structural Failure Investigations

  • Document field conditions with photos, videos, field measurements, and material sampling
  • Identify and review design drawings, shop drawings, as-built drawings, and construction documents relevant to the failure
  • Investigate plausible failure or collapse scenarios
  • Perform computer analyses to evaluate failure hypotheses
  • Perform computer analyses to evaluate failure hypotheses
  • Engage subcontractors as needed for surveying, videography, material sampling, laboratory investigation, laboratory testing, geotechnical investigations
  • Direct laboratory investigations and review findings
  • Literature search for relevant information such as past failures of similar structures, structural details, or materials

    Southern Peru Earthquake 2001

     

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    BFP Engineers, Inc.
    1803 Oxford St. Suite 2
    Berkeley, CA 94709

    ph: 510-845-8207
    fax: 510-845-8207
    alt: 510-207-8207

    clp@bfpeq.com