International Research Journal of Education and Technology

When there is a failure or damage seen in the structure, there is a need in investigation which helps in finding the reasons and causes for the failure. Forensic engineering is one of the applications in engineering sciences which gives the report of the failure by doing the forensic investigation. Forensic investigation not only comes into existence when there is a failure in civil engineering construction works. Its presence is seen when there is property damage, personal injury or death and also during the economic losses. In this paper importance of forensic engineering in civil works, some of the reasons which causes for the failure in the structure, process involved during the forensic investigation and some non-destructive tests that can be done as a part of investigation in the damaged structures are discussed.

Keywords: Forensic engineering, investigation, damaged structures, failure.