Fracture Toughness Expert Witnesses

Atlanta, Georgia

Failure Analysis, Mechanical Engineering - Forensic Engineering, Product Assessments, Corrosion, Laboratories and Testing, EDR Technician, Metallurgy, Fatigue, Damage Consistency, Fracture Toughness

Mr. Don Halimunanda holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering and is a registered Professional Engineer in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina. He has over 22 years of experience in forensic engineering, general failure analysis, testing, and design improvements. Mr. Halimunanda has inspected and diagnosed the root causes of a wide range of issues, including material failures in mechanical design, equipment malfunctions due to defects, improper installations, misuse, and poor maintenance. Additionally, he has been involved in accident reconstruction and is a licensed and trained data collection technician. Mr. Halimunanda has conducted various accident analyses related to component failures in vehicles and industrial and process equipment. In addition, he has investigated premature component failures during accidents that resulted in injuries and fatalities. Beyond accident investigations, he has also evaluated poor equipment performance th...

Frisco, Texas

Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering - Failure Analysis, Materials Selection, Product Defects, Forensic Engineering, Fatigue Damages, Creep Ruptures, Fracture Toughness, Laboratory Testing, Corrosion Analysis, Galvanized Failures, Manufacturing Processes, Weld Failure, Fracture Analysis, Industry Solution

Dr. Reza Mirshams has a Ph.D. degree in Industrial Metallurgy and Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom. He is a Licensed Professional Engineer with combined industrial and academic experience, and he is a tenured full professor in mechanical engineering and technology in Texas, with a focus on materials engineering and manufacturing processes. He has taught courses in metallurgy, manufacturing processes, failure analysis of materials, engineering mechanics, fracture mechanics, fatigue, creep, engineering product design and development, materials selection, corrosion, and mechanical behavior and performance of materials. His industrial experience includes serving as a technical director in high-strength alloyed steel products, sheet metal forming, galvanizing steel sheets, product design and manufacturing processes, failure analysis of structural parts due to various loading types, fatigue and creep, fracture mechanics, stress corrosion cracking...