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- Additional States: District Of Columbia and New York
- Company: Bramel Engineering
- Phone: (443) 852-3413
Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness
General Specialties:
Structural Engineering and Construction DefectsKeywords/Search Terms:
Construction, construction site safety, concrete, open web joist, light gage steel, underpinning, mechanical engineering, product defects, failure analysis, finite elements, design buildEducation:
Ph.D. Civil Engineering, University of Wyoming; MS. Mechanical Engineering, Kansas State University; BS. Mechanical Engineering, Kansas State UniversityYears in Practice:
30Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:
20+Additional Information
Dr. Bramel has over 30 years of broad Engineering experience in all aspects of the construction process: from design through construction and service. Dr. Bramel has effectively served as an Expert Witness and a litigation advisor on hundreds of cases in the past 10 years. He has advised in Construction Defect, Building and Material Failures, Product Liability, Personal Injury, Construction Work Site Injuries, Multi-Employer Worksite Matters, as well as building code compliance and insurance claims throughout the mid-Atlantic region. His expertise in Civil, Mechanical, and Structural Engineering allows a broad perspective of potential matters beyond the traditional Engineering solutions. Dr. Bramel is a practicing Licensed Professional Engineer in Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, and Delaware, a practicing Licensed Structural Engineer in Washington, D.C., and a Model PE NCEES record holder. He is a current member of the New York City Building Code Revision Committee for 2018.