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Abstract : Forensic Civil Engineering is emerging specialization in India after allowing FDI in
Insurance and Opening up for Private players. The need for Injuries forensic investigation arises out
of two reasons.
i. Legal accountability for and/or Death of Life, Damage to Facilities, Which will be
cause for legal conflict.
ii. Insurance claims for loss compensation leading to again legal settlement.
Both reasons call for logical and legally binding investigations to identify the actual cause of failure /
damage. The agency / individuals are Owner/ Developer, Consultants- Architect/ Consulting
engineer/ Structural Engineer/ Project Manager/ Supervising Engineer/ Geotechnical Consultant,
Builder/ Contractor and/ or their engineer, End user/ Occupant/ Lessee. The investigator shall
conduct failure assessment to find cause of failure to fix the accountability which shall stand the test
of legal examination. The investigation shall be based on well founded legal processes and
documented for standing as evidence.
P Suryaprakash, President, ACCE(I) & Founder Director, Satyavani Projects and Consultants (P) Ltd
Email: svpcpl@gmail.com