A roof collapse occurred during normal business hours at a North Texas car dealership during a spring rainstorm while staff and customers were inside. Thankfully, no one was injured and…
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The roof of a commercial warehouse building was redesigned and remodeled from a sawtooth-type roof covered with metal panels and roof gutters at valleys, to a single-ply membrane roof system…
A concrete-lined steel wastewater pipe servicing a wastewater treatment facility had collapsed, as evidenced by a sinkhole discovered by workers at the plant at the time of collapse. Nelson was…
Nelson has investigated hundreds of buildings and structures that have sustained damage by fire, some resulting in localized damage, including primary framing components, and others resulting in total destruction of…
Nelson was asked to investigate distress to the lower level of a parking garage, which reportedly occurred as a result of a heavy rainstorm. From its investigation, Nelson determined that…
On a quiet Tuesday, the roof of a 52-year-old church collapsed on an empty sanctuary. Members of the congregation had observed that the ceiling of the sanctuary was sagging a…
Nelson was engaged to evaluate the collapse of the roof system over an auto dealership. Nelson discovered during the investigation that at least one of the exisiting roof drains was…
Nelson was engaged to investigate the failure of a mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) wall system along the bank of the Ohio River. The fill material behind the wall consisted of…
Spoliation is the destruction or alteration of evidence resulting from a party’s failure to preserve that evidence which is relevant to an investigation. Nelson was engaged to investigate the reported…
