Forensic Expert Witness Profile
Professional
Fari Barzegar
PhD, PE
Habitat Engineering & Forensics, Inc.
446 - 17th Street, Suite 300
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: 510-891-0300
Fax: 510-891-0333
Email: Fari@HabitatEngineering.com
Website: http://www.DrBarzegar.com
Experience
- Expert consultant/witness in over 70 cases; testimony & trial experience
- BS, MS, PhD, Civil/Structural Eng., Univ. of Illinois- Urbana
- 30 years of experience: consulting/design, teaching/research
- 43 publications; member of several professional/technical organizations
- Licensed Professional Engineer (CA/TX) & General Building Contractor (CA)
- Buildings/bridges/silos; defective concrete; components/materials
- Construction defects/accidents; standard of care; water intrusion
- Vibration, pile driving, blast/impact/wind/earthquake/flood damage
- Building/bridge codes; OSHA standards; slip, trip & fall
- Damage/failure investigations; patent infringement; errors/omissions
Categories
- CONSTRUCTION
- ENGINEERING
- Civil engineering
- Collapse expert
- Concrete materials
- Construction defects
- Construction documents
- Earthquakes
- Failure analysis
- Seismic performance
- Slip/trip/misstep/fall, coefficient of friction, lighting
- Structural damage due to earthquake, wind, snow, fire, water, foundation settlement
- Structural design analysis
- Structural engineering
- Structural failure
- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY