I have over 30 years' experience in rubber manufacture and in particular materials research and development with a global manufacturer of commercial and military products. Rubber materials • Production • Manufacturing • Testing • Failure analysis • Tyres • Hoses • Seals • O rings • Gaskets • Gas masks • Anti-vibration mounts • Product and material ageing • Injection moulding • Extrusion • Computer simulation of moulding, rheology and flow • Rubber polymers • Rubber mixing • Rubber processing • Experimental design

Consultant Forensic Engineer & expert witness undertaking the investigation of engineering incidents & personal injury accidents for commercial, legal & insurance clients • Provision of independent & impartial expert witness evidence • Mechanical, metallurgical & non-metallic materials (i.e. polymer, composite, rubber, glass & ceramic materials) based investigations • Forensic investigations both on-site & laboratory based • Component failure analysis, including expertise in fractography & electron microscopy (SEM) •...

Tribology (dry and lubricated) and associated testing • Lubricants technology • Lubricant assessment - knowledge of a range of lubricants, their use, formulation and application • Failure analysis - materials aspects of the failure of equipment, root cause failure investigation and mitigation • Mechanical testing • Metrology

Metallurgist, materials scientist, inspection and failure expert • 40 years+ experience • Experienced expert witness • Non-destructive testing and evaluation (NDT, NDE) • Failure analysis • Metallurgical analysis • Fracture mechanisms • Inspection performance & reliability • Probability of detection (POD) • Human reliability • Digitalisation • Corrosion • Cracking • Hydrogen embrittlement (HIC) • Welding defects • Steam turbine failures • Hospital pipework • Storage tanks & facilities • Pipelines • Composite materials (GRP, CFRP) • Offshore • Oil...

The forensic investigation of failed mechanical parts and machinery from general industrial/manufacturing, electrical power generation/transmission, petrochemical, automotive, water and construction industries • Collapse of cranes and large structures • Detailed experience of metal casting, reciprocating engines, gas turbines and other rotating machinery • Investigation of escapes of water/oil in domestic and commercial environments • Investigation of fractured glazing

Materials analysis • Microanalysis using energy & wavelength dispersive X-ray analysis & interpretation of analysis results in engineering failures or materials characterisation • Scanning electron microscopy • Fractography • Hydrogen embrittlement of fasteners • Copper pipe failures • Fastener failures • Fuse failures • Metallic packaging failures (including beverage cans) • Pitting corrosion & preferential corrosion in water supply systems • Particle analysis & wear debris analysis • Electrical equipment failures associated...

Over 20 years' experience in the waste sector as a consultant, designer and operations leader. • Expert in waste treatment technologies and facility operations, since 2008. • Expert in energy from waste processes, including independent certification, commissioning, supervision and owners engineer. • Former experience in the process of treating hazardous waste chemicals. • Able to convey technically complex engineering topics in layman's terms.

Investigation of engineering, materials and corrosion-related failures • Mechanical failures in load-bearing components • Glass damage • Metallurgical incidents • Analysis of fire-damaged metals • Fibre identification • Investigation of cargo damage • Cargo liquefaction cases • Incidents involving coating failures (paint) I have provided expert testimony in court in the UK, Hong Kong and Singapore.

All fields of textiles, including: • Fibre • Yarn • Apparel fabric • Furnishing fabric • Floor coverings • General product safety • Material identification • Colour fastness • Colour measurement • Microbiology • Oven gloves • Hot water bottles

Technical: • Petroleum products, including treatment design & development • Energy conservation & management • Environment • Oil & gas processing • Pipelines • Metal cutting • Metal forming • Mineral oil extraction • Gas supply & control • Pharmaceutical products • Process plant • Pressure vessels • Food & drink processing machinery • Chemical industry machinery • Welding • Functional: • Consultancy services • Process engineering & contracting • Quality control • Assurance & inspection ISO 9001/2 • Project management • Purchasing & procurement • Contracting •...

Explosives technology & related systems, including the appropriate procedures & their methods of application, plus the health, safety & associated legal considerations in relation to: • Special effects (film, television & battle simulations) • Fireworks • Pyrotechnics • Bomb disposal • Explosive ammunition • Shotfiring in the construction industry, demolitions, quarrying, excavation, land clearance, scientific research • Terrorist & other improvised explosive devices • Accidental explosions & explosives use/misuse

I have over 25 years' experience as the technical director of two engineering firms (one in general engineering and one in laser cutting) and as a visiting Professor of Engineering at two universities (Nottingham and Stuttgart). I hold all four of these posts at the moment and they form the foundation of my expert witness work. My particular areas of expertise are: • General engineering, welding & fabrication • Laser cutting & welding • Water jet cutting • Profiling • Materials engineering • Health & safety

Weld flaws • Welding metallurgy • Welding procedures • Weld procedure qualification • Structural integrity • Engineering Critical Assessment and BS 7910 procedures • Fracture mechanics • Brittle fracture • Fracture toughness testing • Fracture and fatigue of welded structures • Steel metallurgy and microstructures

Glass analysis • Paint analysis • Fibre analysis • Footwear mark & toolmark comparisons • Forensic evidence, general • Analytical chemistry • Drink drive calculations • Drug analysis, valuation & packaging • MDT analysis • Drug driving • Electronic tags

Unexploded ordnance (UXO) • Explosives and effects • Explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) • Maritime • Improvised explosive device disposal • Maritime warfare • Clearance diving • Mine countermeasures • Salvage • Bomb disposal • Explosives mitigation and safety • Explosive storage

Mediator • Practising Certified Intl Commercial Mediator • ICE's Mediator/Conciliator • CIArb's Mediator • CIArb's CDP Mediator • CIArb's Personal Injury Mediator • CIArb's LB of Tower Hamlets Mediator • RICS' Mediator • CMC's Mediator • CIC's Mediator • TAE's QDR • TAE BMF's Mediator • Clerksroom's Mediator • ICC's Mediator • IMI's Mediator • IMI's Mentor • FIMC's Mediator • WIPO's Mediator • IOM's Mediator • BIMC's Mediator • AMATI • Mayor's & City of London Court's Mediator Arbitrator & Adjudicator • Practising Intl Arbitrator...

Investigation & testing of building & civil engineering materials & components Charles Darley Associates are independent materials testing consultants. Expertise is available in a wide range of materials and components including blockwork, cladding, reinforced and pre-stressed concrete, flooring, glazing, plaster, render, roofing systems and screeds. Dr Darley specialises in failure investigation, appraisal of latent defects and deterioration and assessment of physical damage.

Nick Hepher is a highly experienced cement process engineer, with specialist knowledge for milling, pyro-processes, particle and separation technologies. With over 40 years' experience on the 'front line', Nick's 'hands on' approach has involved him in all aspects of the business, including process design, sales, contract execution, spares and services. He has been responsible for the engineering aspects of projects, both 'turn-key' and 'supply-only', and involved in sales and project management for both...

Escapes of water, oil and gas • Composites • Glass and ceramics • Plastics and polymers • Construction injuries • Falls from height • Noise and vibration injuries • Lifting operations • Collision reconstruction

30 years working in power generation • Industrial plant • Project development and operations Experienced with major coal, oil and gas-fired power plants • Renewable energy • Wind turbines • Solar farms • Biomass • Electrical networks • Repair and maintenance facilities • Rotating machinery • Diesel engine generators • Gas-fired engines • Boilers • Transformers • Gas and steam turbines • Steam systems • Compressors • Pumps • Heat exchangers • Fuel preparation and storage • Materials handling • Investigations and root cause analysis • Drafting CPR 35-compliant...

Mechanical and electrical engineering systems (M&E) • LOLER Thorough Examinations • PSSR Thorough Examinations and written schemes • PUWER inspection • COSHH Thorough Examination and test • Agricultural equipment, including telescopic handlers and front loaders • Mobile elevating work platforms • Pressure systems, including major, intermediate and minor • Regulatory compliance engineering • Loss control engineering • Accident investigation • Equipment failure investigations • Material failure • Technical due diligence • Health and safety...

Accident investigation: • Industry & industrial premises • Construction & building • Docks • Agriculture • Transport & road traffic; highway • Offices & shops • Hospitals & nursing homes • Education • Sport & leisure • Domestic • Mechanical engineering: • Machinery defects & disputes • Cranes & lifting equipment • Papermaking machinery • Boiler plant & steam ancillaries • Mechanical handling equipment, including fork-lifts • Consumer product defects • Safety design • Machine tools • Manufacturing engineering & processes • Hydraulic engineering • Pneumatic...

Consultant Forensic Mechanical & Materials Engineer & expert witness (practising since 1997, 18 years with Dr J H Burgoyne & Partners LLP (Burgoynes), 9 of which as a partner) • Forensic mechanical engineering-based investigations • Forensic metallurgical based investigations • Forensic polymer/non-metallic materials based investigations • Forensic component failure analysis, including expertise in fractography & electron microscopy • Forensic investigations into the cause of damage to equipment & machinery • Forensic...

Metallurgical failure investigation • Failure analysis of polymer and composite materials • Expertise in a range of failure mechanisms, i.e. corrosion, mechanical failure, high temperature, structural failure, welding, coatings • Particular expertise in the thermal degradation of austenitic stainless steels and nickel-based alloys • Extensive experience in corrosion mechanisms for the power, petrochemical and oil and gas industries • Forensic engineering

Metallurgy • Welding fabrication • Corrosion • Materials selection • Mechanical testing of materials • Identification of material damage mechanisms