Editing Forensic engineering (section)

==Investigation==
Vital to the field of forensic engineering is the process of investigating and collecting data related to the: materials, products, structures or components that failed.<ref name=":12"/> This involves: inspections, collecting evidence, measurements, developing models, obtaining exemplar products, and performing experiments. Often, testing and measurements are conducted in an [[Independent testing laboratory]] or other reputable unbiased laboratory.

When investigating a case a forensic engineer will follow a series of standard steps of their investigation process. First thing is when the forensic engineer arrives to the scene is to establish safety, they make sure that all the hazards have been dealt with an are safe to handle and be analyzed.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |last1=Bennett |first1=James |last2=Catania |first2=Jamie |last3=Ellison |first3=Keith |last4=Maher |first4=Michael |last5=Porter |first5=David |last6=Pupulin |first6=Dennis |last7=Thompson |first7=Christopher |last8=Wilkinson |first8=James |last9=Veerasammy |first9=Renato |date=January 2016 |title=Guidelines of Forensic Engineering Investigations |url=https://www.peo.on.ca/sites/default/files/2019-10/Guideline-on-Forensic-Engineering-Investigations_0.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422012356/https://www.peo.on.ca/sites/default/files/2019-10/Guideline-on-Forensic-Engineering-Investigations_0.pdf |archive-date=2024-04-22 |access-date=April 20, 2024 |website=Professional Engineers Ontario |publisher=Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario}}</ref> The next step would be to do an initial incident appraisal, this is done before any analysis is done and they take a quick observation of what the solution is at hand.<ref name=":02" /> The third step in the investigative process is to plan how to the investigation will go and would resources they will need to obtain to do the analysis accurately.<ref name=":02" /> Next would be establishing the terms of reverence, this is when the forensic engineer will consult with the client on what they want done in the investigation.<ref name=":02" />  The next step is to create the investigative team, once there is plan on how to investigate they will make a team of the experts in the given field needed to conduct the analysis.<ref name=":02" /> lastly would be to start the investigation, and this is where they conduct their analysis.