Review of #056: Forensic Engineering Part A
Gilbert Swanson
02/26/2024
Verified Buyer
This was a good course for me. For years I have performed a similar function with chemical process failures, so was somewhat familiar with root cause failure analysis, as one of several such useful analytical tools. A course highlight was the role difference in industry vs litigation. My brief trip into metallurgical engineering was very insightful and I intend to follow up with Part B.
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Review of: Forensic Engineering Part A
David Simon
07/29/2022
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good overview, includes industrial and legal perspectives
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Review of: Forensic Engineering Part A
Allen L. Perkins II
07/15/2022
Verified Buyer
I have been involved with failure analysis, FEA and mechanical design of truck transport components. This course provided in-depth techniques for RCFA and litigation that I found valuable.
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Review of: Forensic Engineering Part A
David Bielefeld
05/18/2022
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Good course, excellent technical content
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Review of: Forensic Engineering Part A
Joseph E Osowski
09/05/2021
Verified Buyer
Interesting and informative course. Good descriptions of tests and tools used in forensic engineering.
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Review of: Forensic Engineering Part A
William Edward Thomas
03/18/2021
Verified Buyer
Gives good broad overview and then recommended procedures, including reasoning.
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056-Forensic Engineering Part A - Conducting Failure Analyses of Metallic Materials
Kenneth J Hemmelgarn
11/24/2020
Verified Buyer
Well structured. looking forward to the other two parts of this course
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056-Forensic Engineering Part A - Conducting Failure Analyses of Metallic Materials
Robert Howard
09/04/2020
Verified Buyer
very interesting . If I ever do this engineering evaluation, then this Course will help. This is a general approach to many engineeriing problems
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056-Forensic Engineering Part A - Conducting Failure Analyses of Metallic Materials
Good overview of process and helps to prepare for next courses (Part B & Part C)
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056-Forensic Engineering Part A - Conducting Failure Analyses of Metallic Materials
Jose Quinones
07/14/2020
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Very good course and test questions were also very instructive.
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056-Forensic Engineering Part A - Conducting Failure Analyses of Metallic Materials
Mehdi Rahimi
06/08/2020
Verified Buyer
Awesome; very informative
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056-Forensic Engineering Part A - Conducting Failure Analyses of Metallic Materials
douglas s Jones
04/18/2020
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very good.
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056-Forensic Engineering Part A - Conducting Failure Analyses of Metallic Materials
12/10/2019
Verified Buyer
very well done
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056-Forensic Engineering Part A - Conducting Failure Analyses of Metallic Materials
James Buffington
11/26/2019
Verified Buyer
OK
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056-Forensic Engineering Part A - Conducting Failure Analyses of Metallic Materials
Richard Deremiah
10/08/2019
Verified Buyer
A great course...just the right amount of details for this first of three parts.
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056-Forensic Engineering Part A - Conducting Failure Analyses of Metallic Materials
Quite detailed and the author is very knowledgeable on the subject.
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056-Forensic Engineering Part A - Conducting Failure Analyses of Metallic Materials
Charles L Druesedow
09/09/2019
Verified Buyer
This was a good course, slightly out of my field but one that I wanted to learn a bit from. So it was a good learning experience and allowed me to gain PE credits. Additionally, thank you SunCam for this service.
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056-Forensic Engineering Part A - Conducting Failure Analyses of Metallic Materials
Robert Stafford
08/06/2019
Verified Buyer
This is a very thorough and concise course on conducting failure analyses of metallic materials. As a consulting metallurgical engineer, I have learned many of these lessons the hard way.
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056-Forensic Engineering Part A - Conducting Failure Analyses of Metallic Materials
Don Hall
01/23/2019
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Very thorough, and clearly written.
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056-Forensic Engineering Part A - Conducting Failure Analyses of Metallic Materials
THOMAS L BAUHAN
01/02/2019
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GOOD OVERVIEW OF FORENSIC PROCESS
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056-Forensic Engineering Part A - Conducting Failure Analyses of Metallic Materials
Ben
12/29/2018
Verified Buyer
Good overview of RCFA with recommendation examples for corrective actions, purpose and importance of report findings, industrial vs litigation settings for a jury or judge trial.
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056-Forensic Engineering Part A - Conducting Failure Analyses of Metallic Materials
William Fulcher
12/10/2018
Verified Buyer
Good review of legal professional obligations
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056-Forensic Engineering Part A - Conducting Failure Analyses of Metallic Materials
Tom
11/30/2018
Verified Buyer
Adequately challenging and contained useful information.
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056-Forensic Engineering Part A - Conducting Failure Analyses of Metallic Materials
James Lynch
10/30/2018
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It provided an excellent overview and some details.
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056-Forensic Engineering Part A - Conducting Failure Analyses of Metallic Materials
Ed
10/27/2018
Verified Buyer
Difficult to follow course material relative to worksheets.
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056-Forensic Engineering Part A - Conducting Failure Analyses of Metallic Materials
Gregg Stout
10/08/2018
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Good introduction to Forensic Failure Analysis. Information coincides with personal experiences through the years.
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056-Forensic Engineering Part A - Conducting Failure Analyses of Metallic Materials
Laren T
06/13/2018
Verified Buyer
I enjoyed the refresher. The course reminded me of a few of the finer points that I might have lost with the passage of time. Looking forward to continuation of the series
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056-Forensic Engineering Part A - Conducting Failure Analyses of Metallic Materials
Charles Powell
12/30/2017
Verified Buyer
A good review of RCFA protocols and specifics for investigating metallurgical failures contributing to failures
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056-Forensic Engineering Part A - Conducting Failure Analyses of Metallic Materials
Richard H. Stevens, P.E.
12/26/2017
Verified Buyer
I liked this initial course in that it provided a framework for organized forensic examination as used in both design and litigation. Mr. Davis responded promptly to my questions early on, thereby providing some real world background. I look forward to three other related courses from Mr Davis (#057, 110 and 284).
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056-Forensic Engineering Part A - Conducting Failure Analyses of Metallic Materials
Jerry lee Hall
11/12/2017
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Nice overview of the Forensic Engineer's task and general requirements for the procedures involved.
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056-Forensic Engineering Part A - Conducting Failure Analyses of Metallic Materials
Jon Heath
10/06/2017
Verified Buyer
For this old EE with many years of heavy industry engineering and maintenance experience, this was both a good refresher and a class that added a number of new insights. The course requires a lot of focus, as the test responses are not set out to be obvious, but it is a good course overall.
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056-Forensic Engineering Part A - Conducting Failure Analyses of Metallic Materials
Peter Donahue
10/02/2017
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well done course
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056-Forensic Engineering Part A - Conducting Failure Analyses of Metallic Materials
David Caggiano
09/12/2017
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good course
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056-Forensic Engineering Part A - Conducting Failure Analyses of Metallic Materials
David Wegner
09/06/2017
Verified Buyer
Some of the writing was not clear.
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056-Forensic Engineering Part A - Conducting Failure Analyses of Metallic Materials
04/28/2017
Verified Buyer
Course met learning objectives.
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056-Forensic Engineering Part A
Millard Powledge
03/21/2017
Verified Buyer
Removing machining marks on a shaft has nothing to do with defective design.
A portion of the review was omitted because it addressed specific test questions and answers.
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056-Forensic Engineering Part A
Ellis Higginbotham
03/07/2017
Verified Buyer
This course is a good introduction to forensic engineering.
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056-Forensic Engineering Part A
Darrell Hanecki
02/28/2017
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Well designed course. Good organization and clarity in explanations. Useful for any engineering discipline engaged in expert witness work.
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056-Forensic Engineering Part A
12/29/2016
Verified Buyer
For a practicing EE, this was a challenge. However, I expect this to be useful information in the future.
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056-Forensic Engineering Part A
Tom Niedergeses P.E.
12/19/2016
Verified Buyer
This was an interesting and engaging read.
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056-Forensic Engineering Part A
Frank Hogshead
12/18/2016
Verified Buyer
This is one of the worst courses I have ever taken with Sun Cam. The answers did not follow the tutorial and some had to be inferred rather being obvious in the tutorial. For a neophyte in this subject, I found it to be at a much more advanced level than I expected.
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056-Forensic Engineering Part A
Nick Halbrook
12/08/2016
Verified Buyer
Good course worth the 2 pdh accrued.
Consider rewording Q13 to make it more clearly a design defect as opposed to a possible material defect due to processing or fabrication as follows: instead of - lack of a full penetration weld in a fabricated part, say - lack of specifying a full penetration weld in a ...; or if your intent was that the answer be material defect due to processing or fabrication [tho I do not agree with processing or fabrication errors being tied to material defect] then say lack of full penetration of welds [note the second of]. See Table 1 Material Defects and Design Defects.
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056-Forensic Engineering Part A
10/27/2016
Verified Buyer
title not descriptive of course
We provide access to the complete course document and the test prior to purchase. No one should be surprised by the course content.
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056-Forensic Engineering Part A
Thomas Langley
10/16/2016
Verified Buyer
Found course interesting, easy to follow and informative. This course provided me with a good basis for forensic engineering analysis, plus I enjoyed it!
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056-Forensic Engineering Part A
Robert McCabe
07/02/2016
Verified Buyer
OK
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056-Forensics Engineering A
Anonymous reviewer
04/26/2016
Brief refresher on using scientific method for failure analysis.
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A Good Introduction
Kip Barkley, PE
04/10/2016
This a good over view for an EE who does not do a lot of materials work.
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completely satisfied
Interesting reading. Increased my knowledge of legal aspects for sure.
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Forensic Engineering - Part A
Roger Griffith
12/29/2015
Verified Buyer
The course was accurate and helpful.
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Good review of basic forensic engineering.
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Charles Allred
01/25/2015
Since I have no experience in Forensic analysis, this was an excellent starter course for me.
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Narrow focus on metallurgy should be expanded.
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Good Overview
The course is a good overview of the forensic side of engineering.
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Thought the course provided a good perspective on the process that is generalizable to other disciplines outside of metallurgy.
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Charlie R. Mitchell
11/15/2013
The written material was ideal for this course. However, I would suggest that the test have fewer negative typw of questions.
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Very well presented and organized. Excellent advice about how to conduct not only an analysis, but oneself as the expert.
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(no title provided)
Some of the questions were not clearly covered in the reading material.
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Good, brief introduction to forensic engineering.
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Excellent explaination of subject matter. Worthwhile and good
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An interesting read. Very relevant to anyone getting started in RCFA.
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P.E.
Good introduction to RCFA investigation and reporting.
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Intersting material and a valuable subject, that is not usually found.
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