Events
July 2012 Meeting in San Diego, CA
NAFE will meet at the Loew's Coronado Bay Hotel, San Diego, CA in July 2012.
January 2012 Meeting in Miami, FL
Committee Schedule
Friday, January 6, 2012
| 8:30 am | Publications |
| 9:00 am | Admissions & Applications Follow-up |
| 9:20 am | Website Follow Up |
| 9:40 am | Continuing Professional Development |
| 10:00 am | Education |
| 10:30 am | Legislation |
| 11:00 am | Lunch (individually) |
| 12:30 pm | Board of Directors (WATSON) |
| 2:00 pm | ASTM E-58 (WATSON) |
| 6:30 pm | Reception / Dinner (MONA LISA) |
Seminar Agenda
Saturday, January 7, 2012 (8 CPDs)
| 7:30 | ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION (INCLUDES BREAKFAST) |
| 8:30 | OPENING REMARKS AND INTRODUCTIONS |
| Marvin M. Specter, P.E., L.S. (NAFE 001F) | |
| 9:00 | "FE INVESTIGATION OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING CORDED WINDOW COVERINGS" |
| Richard M. Ziernicki, Ph.D., P.E. (NAFE 308F) and Benjamin T Railsback, P.E. (NAFE 713M) |
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| 9:30 | "FE ANALYSIS OF PURPORTED ELECTRIC SHOCKS" |
| Roger L. Boyell, P.E. (NAFE 696F) | |
| 10:00 | "FE STUDY OF CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE DURING RENOVATION OF A BUILDING SPACE" |
| Milton Meckler, P.E. (NAFE 075F) | |
| 10:30 | "FE ANALYSIS OF HAZARDS OF ATV OPERATION BY A PARAPLEGIC" |
| Gary E. Kilpatrick, P.E. (NAFE C308) | |
| 11:00 | "FE ANALYSIS OF SAFETY GLASSES SUBJECT TO BALLISTIC FRAGMENTS" |
| David A. Danaher, P.E. (NAFE 703M) | |
| 11:30 | "REPORT OF NAFE ACTIVITIES IN FORENSIC ENGINEERING" |
| 2011 Pres. E. Smith Reed, P.E. (NAFE 594S) | |
| 12:00 | INSTALLATION OF 2012 OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS |
| by Past President Joel T. Hicks, P.E. (NAFE 049F) | |
| 12:15 | ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION (INCLUDES LUNCH) |
| 2:00 | "FE INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGED PROPERTY DAMAGE FROM CONSTRUCTION VIBRATIONS" |
| D.S. "Sax" Saxena, P.E. (NAFE 586F) and Anu Saxena, P.E. (NAFE C438) |
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| 2:30 | "FE ANALYSIS OF MOTORCYCLE TIRES IN LONGITUDINAL RUTS" |
| Michael Kravitz, P.E. (NAFE 451F) | |
| 3:00 | "FE ANALYSIS OF RELIANCE ON STANDARDS IN A MULTI DEFENDANT CROSS CLAIM CASE" |
| John P. Leffler, P.E. (NAFE 709M) | |
| 3:30 | "FE INVESTIGATION OF COLLAPSE OF A VERY LARGE GRAVITY SEWER MAIN" |
| Wilbur T. Yaxley, P.E. (NAFE 270F) | |
| 4:00 | "FE ANALYSIS OF HAIL IMPACT EFFECTS ON GALVANIZED STEEL ROOFS" |
| Jahan Rasty, Ph.D., P.E. (NAFE 768S) | |
| 4:30 | "REPORTS OF ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS AND COLLOQUIUM |
| ON FORENSIC ENGINEERING PRACTICES" | |
| 2011 Pres. E. Smith Reed, P.E. (NAFE 594S) | |
| 5:00 | Adjourn |
Forensic Engineering Tools & Techniques
"REPORTS, AFFIDAVITS, MOTIONS IN LIMINE, DEPOSITIONS, COURT TESTIMONY & ETHICS"
Scheduled Agenda, Sunday, January 8, 2012:
NOTE: NO BREAKS HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED. A QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION WILL FOLLOW EACH PRESENTATION:
| 7:00 - 8:00 | ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS, Breakfast Included with Seminar. |
| 8:00 - 8:30 | REGISTRATION |
| June Yaxley, NAFE Staff | |
| 8:30 - 8:45 | OPENING REMARKS AND INTRODUCTIONS |
| W. T. 'Dusty' Yaxley, P.E., CSP (NAFE F270) | |
| 8:45 - 10:30 | REPORTS, DISCUSSION OF VARIOUS STATEMENTS AND CONSEQUENCES |
| Michael D. Leshner, P.E., CSP (NAFE 559F) | |
| 10:30 - 12:15 | CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AFFIDAVITS, MOTIONS IN LIMINE & OTHER LEGAL FILINGS |
| Jerry S. Ogden, P.E., LS (NAFE 561F) | |
| 12:15 - 1:15 | ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS, Lunch Included with Seminar. |
| 1:15 - 2:30 | COURT TESTIMONY 2 Exact cases, different plaintiffs and Experts. |
| W. T. 'Dusty' Yaxley, P.E., CSP (NAFE 270F) | |
| 2:30 - 4:00 |
TAKING AND DEFENDING EXPERT WITNESS DEPOSITIONS |
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William C. Bracken, P.E. (NAFE 605S) |
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| 4:00 - 5:00 | ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE EXPERT WITNESS |
| 4 Speaker Panel discussion Leshner, Ogden, Bracken & Yaxley | |
| 5:00 - 5:30 | CLOSING COMMENTS AND DISCUSSION |
| W. T. 'Dusty' Yaxley, P.E., CSP (NAFE F270) |
July 2011 meeting in Las Vegas, NV
Seminar Agenda
| 7:30 AM | ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION (INCLUDES BREAKFAST) |
| 8:30 AM | OPENING REMARKS AND INTRODUCTIONS |
| Marvin M. Specter, P.E., L.S. (NAFE 001F) | |
| 9:00 AM | “FE EVALUATION OF C02 RE-BREATHING IN INFANT BEDDING MATERIALS" |
| Michael D. Leshner, P.E. (NAFE 559F) | |
| 9:30 AM | “FE ANALYSIS OF INITIAL ACCELERATION OF CARS ANDLIGHT TRUCKS" |
| Richard D. Grossman, P.E. (NAFE 413F) | |
| 10:00 AM | "FE INCIDENT INJURY ANALYSIS COMPARED TO ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING (ADL)" |
| William E. Lee, III, Ph.D., P.E. (NAFE 6558) | |
| 10:30 AM | "FE ANALYSIS OF TRUCK VS. MOTORCYCLE COLLISION" |
| Royal T. Abrahamson, P.E., RPLS (241F) | |
| 11:00 AM | "FE INVESTIGATION OF VEHICLE WHEEL-HUB SEPARATIONS" |
| John P. Leffler, P.E. (NAFE 709M) | |
| 11:30 AM | "REPORT OF NAFE ACTIVITIES IN FORENSIC ENGRG." |
| 2011 Pres. E. Smith Reed, P.E. (NAFE 594S) | |
| 12:00 PM | ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION (INCLUDES LUNCH) |
| 2:00 PM | "FE ANALYSIS OF TENNIS COURT SURFACE COAT BUBBLING" |
| Oswald Rendon-Herrero, Ph.D., P.E. (NAFE 076M) | |
| 2:30 PM | "FE ANALYSIS OF HEAD IMPACT FROM A FALLING PICTURE FRAME" |
| Michael C. Kravitz, P.E. (NAFE-451F) | |
| 3:00 PM | "FORENSIC BIOENGINEERING ANALYSIS OF IMPACT TO THE HEAD FROM A FALLING PICTURE FRAME” |
| John O. Jacobson, PH.D, P.E. (401F) | |
| 3:30 PM | "FE APPLICATIONS OF GPS DATA" |
| Daneil J. Melcher, P.E. (711M) | |
| 4:00 PM | "FE INVESTIGATION OF FAILURE OF AN OIL PIPELINE" |
| William R. Broz, P.E. (NAFE C352) | |
| 4:30 PM | "REPORTS OF ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS AND COLLOQUIUM ON FORENSIC ENGINEERING PRACTICES" |
| 2011 Pres. E. Smith Reed, P.E. (NAFE 594S) | |
| 5:00 PM | Adjourn |
January 2011 meeting in Tuscon, AZ
Seminar Agenda
Saturday, January 15, 2011 (8 Cpds)
| 7:30 | ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION (INCLUDES BREAKFAST) |
| 8:30 | OPENING REMARKS AND INTRODUCTIONS |
| Marvin M. Specter, P.E., L.S. (NAFE 001F) | |
| 9:00 | "FE INVESTIGATION OF A FALL FROM A CONSTRUCTION MACHINE" |
| John P. Leffler, P.E. (NAFE 709M) | |
| 9:30 | "FE INVESTIGATION OF ROOF CRUSH IN ROLLOVERS" |
| Stephen A. Batzer, Ph.D., P.E. (NAFE 677M) | |
| 10:00 | "FE ANALYSIS OF WATER SYSTEM FAILURES BY FINITE ELEMENT MODELING (FEM)" |
| R. "Vasu" Vasudevan, P.E. (NAFE 619F) | |
| 10:30 | "FE INVESTIGATION OF KITE SURFING ACCIDENT" |
| Jeffrey D. Armstrong, P.E. (NAFE 644S) | |
| 11:00 | "FE ANALYSIS OF GOLF COURSE, CART, CLUB AND BALL ACCIDENTS" |
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Laura L Liptai, Ph.D. (NAFE C339) |
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| 11:30 | "REPORT OF NAFE ACTIVITIES IN FORENSIC ENGRG." |
| 2010 Pres. Mark A. Whelchel, P.E. (NAFE 486F) | |
| 12:00 | INSTALLATION OF 2011 OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS |
| by Past President Lindley Manning, P.E. (NAFE 064F) | |
| 12:15 | ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION (INCLUDES LUNCH) |
| 2:00 | "FE ANALYSIS OF WATER INFILTRATION INTO SUBGRADE APARTMENTS" |
| Paul G. Swanson, P.E. (NAFE 653M) | |
| 2:30 | "FE INVESTIGATION OF RECREATIONAL BOATING ACCIDENT" |
| Michael M. Sampsel, P.E. (NAFE 441S) | |
| 3:00 | "FE TESTIMONY: LARGE UNDERGROUND STEAM SYSTEM FAILURE" |
| KLAS C. HAGLID, P.E., R.A. (NAFE 699S) | |
| 3:30 | "FE ANALYSIS OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR FAILURE OF TEMPORARY WALL BRACING" |
| Tony Huff, P.E. (NAFE c267) | |
| 4:00 | "FE ANALYSIS OF SWIMMING POOL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS “ |
| David W. Schwartz, P.E. (NAFE C428) | |
| 4:30 | "REPORTS OF ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS AND COLLOQUIUM |
| ON FORENSIC ENGINEERING PRACTICES" | |
| 2010 Pres. Mark A. Whelchel, P.E. (NAFE 486F) | |
| 5:00 | Adjourn |
Forensic Engineering Tools & Techniques Series
"Reports, Harrassment, Contracts & Challenges"
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Scheduled Agenda
| 7:00 - 7:45 | BREAKFAST Included in Price of Seminar |
| 7:45 - 8:00 | REGISTRATION |
| June Yaxley, NAFE Staff | |
| 8:00 - 8:30 | OPENING REMARKS AND INTRODUCTIONS |
| W. T. 'Dusty' Yaxley, P.E., CSP (NAFE F270) | |
| 8:30 - 10:30 | DAUBERT, FRYE & MOTION IN LIMINE |
| John Murdoch, P.E., (NAFE SM506) | |
| 10:30 - 12:15 | CONTACTS & GETTING PAID |
| Jesse A. Grantham, Ph.D., P.E. (NAFE M597) | |
| 12:15 - 1:15 | LUNCH Included in price of Seminar |
| 1:15 - 2:45 | HARRASSMENT & INAPPROPRIATE QUESTIONS |
| Jerry Ogden, P.E. (NAFE F561) | |
| 2:45 - 4:30 | REPORTS FOR FEDERAL COURTS |
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Mikeal Leshner, P.E. (NAFE F559) |
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| 4:30 - 5:00 | FE ANALYSIS OF ANTI KICK-BACK ON TABLE SAW |
| Harold Josephs, P.E. (NAFE F-295) | |
| 5:00 - 5:30 | CLOSING COMMENTS AND DISCUSSION (INCLUDES LUNCH) |
| W. T. 'Dusty' Yaxley, P.E., CSP (NAFE F270) |
July 2010 meeting in Orlando, FL
Friday, July 16th through Sunday, July 18, 2010
NAFE Committees: Fri. 7/16/10 8:30 - 11:00 am
NAFE Board of Directors: Fri. 7/16/10 12:30 - 2:00 pm
ASTM E-58: Fri. 7/16/10 2:00 - 5:30 pm
NAFE Reception/Dinner: Fri. 7/16/10 6:30 pm
NAFE Seminar: Sat. 7/17/10 7:30 am - 5:00 pm (includes Breakfast and Lunch)
NAFE Reception/Dinner: Sat. 7/17/10 6:30 pm
NAFE Special Seminar: Sun. 7/18/10 7:30 am (includes Breakfast and Lunch)
Seminar Agenda
Saturday, July 17, 2010 (8 Cpds)
| 7:30 | ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION (INCLUDES BREAKFAST) |
| 8:30 | OPENING REMARKS AND INTRODUCTIONS |
| Marvin M. Specter, P.E., L.S. (NAFE 001F) | |
| 9:00 | "FE ENGINEERING AND THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD" |
| Laura L. Liptai, PH.D. (NAFE C339) | |
| 9:30 | "FE ANALYSIS OF VEHICLE IMPACT INTO PARKING LOT GATE" |
| Brian T. Weaver, P.E. (NAFE 740M) | |
| 10:00 | "FE ANALYSIS OF FREEZER WAREHOUSE SUB-FLOOR HEATING FAILURE" |
| David K. Aberizk, P.E. (NAFE C208) | |
| 10:30 | "FE'S IN PATENT LITIGATION" |
| Michael D. Leshner, P.E. (NAFE 559F) | |
| 11:00 | "REPORT OF NAFE ACTIVITIES IN FORENSIC ENGRG." |
| 2010 Pres. Mark A. Whelchel, P.E. (NAFE 486F) | |
| 12:00 | ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION (INCLUDES LUNCH) |
| 2:00 | "FE ANALYSIS OF BASEBALL BALLISTICS" |
| David S. Komm (NAFE 737S) | |
| 2:30 | "FE USE OF HIGH DEFINITION SURVEYS (LASER SCANNING)" |
| Steven M. Schorr, P.E.(NAFE 159F) | |
| 3:00 | "FE STUDIES USING EXEMPLARS AND SURROGATES IN |
| VEHICLE IMPACT CASES" | |
| William E. Lee, III, Ph.D., P.E. (NAFE 655S) | |
| 3:30 | "FE INVESTIGATION OF A LADDER FAILURE" |
| Nicholas A. Petrucci, P.E., C.S.P. (NAFE 650M) | |
| 4:00 | "The FE CAUGHT ‘HOLDING HARMLESS’ “ |
| Jesse A. Grantham, Ph.D., P.E. (NAFE 597S) | |
| 4:30 | "REPORTS OF ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS AND COLLOQUIUM |
| ON FORENSIC ENGINEERING PRACTICES" | |
| 2010 Pres. Mark A. Whelchel, P.E. (NAFE 486F) | |
| 5:00 | Adjourn |
Advanced Accident Reconstruction for Forensic Engineers Seminar
Sunday, July 18,2010, Orlando, Florida
Morning Agenda - Motorcycles
Jerry S. Ogden (Motorcycles & Bicycles)
Mr. Ogden will discuss various friction factors for motorcycle braking and side-slide analysis. Angles of ejection for uniform projectile motion analysis and the usel1imitations of fork deformation analysis. Different occupant ejection analysis techniques that can be used for motorcycles (under some cases), bicycle and pedestrian accident analysis.
Mark Whelchel & James Flynn (Motorcycle Case)
Courtroom case analysis plaintiff/defendant sides of the case.
Motorcycle and left turning vehicle case. Mr. Flynn worked for the left turning vehicle. Mr. Whelchel worked for the motorcycle driver. Mr. Whelchel prepared an analysis, utilizing evidence and engineering methods. Mr. Flynn prepared an analysis prepared on evidence, driver handbook and criticism of Mr. Whelchel's analysis. Mr. Whelchel and Mr. Flynn will present the differing views of the case with commentary regarding the cross examination of both sides. This should be an exciting presentation as the two experts relive their courtroom experience.
Michael Kravitz (Motorcycle)
Mr. Kravitz will present a short topic discussing the effect of motorcycle tire in a rut on the reconstruction of a roadway using a spring/damper model of the motorcycle tire and the effects of torques on the steering. Video models will be shown as demonstrative exhibits.
Afternoon Agenda - Trucks and Heavy Equipment
Daniel Melcher (Trucks)
Mr. Melcher will discuss the practical applications of the principles of physics and how they can be different when reconstructing a collision involving one or more commercial vehicles (heavy trucks). The presentation will discuss methods and techniques that can be applied in the Forensic Engineering investigation and analysis of heavy truck crashes, including:
1. Post-impact path, braking, and deceleration.
2. Impact-phase applications of traditional methods such as conservation of linear momentum, crush damage analysis, and simulation modeling.
3. Pre-impact vehicle dynamics modeling.
4. New data technologies.
5. Mechanical systems, inspections, regulations, and driver factors and their influence on Forensic Engineering.
6. Case studies from trial appearances illustrating common issues and treatments for commercial vehicle (heavy truck) crashes.
Ralph Aronberg (Trucks and Heavy Equipment)
Mr. Aronberg will discuss two truck reconstructions on which he recently worked. One case involved preparing a 3D computer animation of the event using 3D Studio Max. The other involved reconstructing the event and presenting a 3D computer simulation using PC¬crash. He will compare what can be accomplished using both types of technology, and explain why one might chose one 3D approach over the other.
Richard Ziernicki (Trucks)
Dr. Ziernicki will present a short topic on an accident case which involved thirteen motor vehicles and took place in foggy conditions and wet roadway. Plaintiff was broadsided by a fully loaded semi-tractor-trailer resulting in a brain injury. One fundamental issue in this case was information retrieved from Electronic Data Recorder which showed that semi driver took his foot off of the throttle pedal and placed it on the brake pedal, this resulted in the data recorder showing brake application. However, the speed recording showed no decrease of vehicle speed. Dr. Ziernicki will show a Power Point presentation depicting correlation between EDR data and position of the semi on the roadway in relation to the impact and video simulations which were presented in court testimony.
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