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Failure Investigation & Forensic Engineering

Establish why it failed, what else is damaged and what prevents recurrence.

Independent investigation of equipment, system and infrastructure failures to establish mechanism, causation, damage extent and defensible technical conclusions.

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CAGE
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Independence
Findings challenged before release
Deployment
Remote response within 24 hours

When Clients Call BPG

Why did it fail?

Decision supported

What failed, why it failed, whether it can return to service and what must change.

Retained by

  • Owners and operators
  • Insurers and adjusters
  • Counsel
  • Manufacturers and contractors
  • Risk leaders

Questions we are asked

  • What mechanism produced the failure?
  • What sequence allowed it?
  • What hidden or collateral damage remains?
  • What evidence supports a safe return to service?

Core Capabilities

Focused technical scope for the decision at hand.

01

Failure mechanism investigation

The physical mechanism is established before organizational causes are assigned.

  • Mechanical, electrical, process and structural failure
  • Corrosion, fatigue, erosion, vibration and overheating
  • Lubrication, controls, installation and operating contributors
  • Damage morphology and candidate mechanism testing
02

Root cause analysis

A disciplined causal model tied to the evidence.

  • Event timeline and causal-factor analysis
  • Fault tree, barrier analysis and RCFA
  • Design, operating, maintenance and installation contributors
  • FMEA / FMECA support and recurrence controls
03

Evidence and laboratory examination

Evidence is protected and tested under a traceable protocol.

  • Site examination and damaged-part preservation
  • Photography, dimensional measurement and NDE
  • Metallurgy, materials testing and sampling
  • Chain of custody and evidence register
04

Engineering reconstruction

Conditions at the time of failure are reconstructed from independent sources.

  • Process, thermal, loading and transient conditions
  • Vibration, controls, alarms and event records
  • Operating and maintenance chronology
  • Calculations, modeling and simulation where required
05

Damage extent and repairability

The investigation continues beyond the visibly failed part.

  • Collateral and hidden damage
  • Repair feasibility and replacement requirements
  • Additional inspection and test scope
  • Remaining life, return-to-service and fleet implications

Typical Deliverables

What you receive.

Structured for use by technical, commercial, financial, insurance and legal readers.

  • 01Preliminary technical findings
  • 02Failure investigation and RCA report
  • 03Forensic engineering report
  • 04Damage-extent and repairability assessment
  • 05Corrective-action and recurrence plan

How BPG Works

A governed path from scope to deliverable.

01

Scope

02

Evidence

03

Analysis

04

Specialist Review

05

Responsible Engineer Review

06

Deliverable

Tools Capability

Engineering, data and evidence systems selected for the assignment.

Software accelerates ingestion, comparison, traceability and analysis. Accountable engineers validate the evidence and approve the conclusions.

Engineering Records Intelligence

Ingests and connects drawings, specifications, inspection histories, vendor records, commissioning evidence and asset tags.

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PDF.TerraTolga / Vault Compare

Compares drawings and document revisions, detects changes and identifies superseded or inconsistent records.

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Criticality

Ranks assets and work by consequence so inspection, spares, maintenance and capital follow risk.

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FMECA

Structures failure modes, safeguards, inspection requirements and maintenance strategy.

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Engineering Governance

How independence is protected.

Institutional clients rely on the process behind the opinion as much as the opinion itself.

01

Independence

We are retained for an engineering answer, not a predetermined conclusion. Findings are stated with their limitations.

02

Conflicts screening

Every prospective engagement is screened against parties, assets and prior involvement before scope is accepted.

03

Confidentiality

Transaction, project, claims and operating data are handled under controlled access arrangements appropriate to the engagement.

04

Evidence handling

Physical and digital evidence is documented, secured and traced for technical and adversarial review.

05

Responsible Engineer review

Before release, conclusions are challenged outside the primary discipline to test assumptions, method, evidence and judgment.

06

Professional liability

The firm carries professional liability cover and works to recognized engineering standards of care.

Relevant Industries

Applied across critical asset environments.

  • Power generation
  • Oil, gas and LNG
  • Chemicals and process
  • Data centers
  • Manufacturing
  • Infrastructure

A failure has occurred. Start with the evidence.

Initial conversations are confidential and without obligation. We will confirm independence before scope is discussed.

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