Forensic Investigations

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Forensic Investigations

Since 2010, Canterbury has been impacted by a sequence of earthquakes, which in turn has impacted the assessment of damage to buildings. The knowledge base surrounding the structural impact of earthquakes on buildings has expanded.

Finesse have been at the forefront of assessing the damage to buildings by utilising forensic assessment skills to interpret the impact of liquefaction and earthquake shaking damage.

Our staff have been involved in hundreds of assessments of buildings and structures which means we now have an excellent knowledge base to draw upon when investigating your property.

Finesse have established a reliable network of specialists who regularly provide services as required to better understand the effects of the earthquake sequences.

We have also provided forensic investigation services on non-earthquake matters such as retaining wall failures and other natural disaster damage.

 

Our forensic investigation utilise other services such as:

  • Geotechnical testing

  • Cavity surveys using drones

  • Rovers or endoscopes

  • 3D scanning and modelling (including photo capture and overlay)

  • Ground penetrating radar (GPR)

  • Reinforcement scanning

  • Building and weathertightness inspections

  • Asbestos identification

  • Mould and borer analysis and concrete sampling

 

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