Originally constructed in the 1920s, this Downtown Phoenix estate has become a thoughtfully revitalized registered historic landmark residence in the Los Olivos historic district. Between 2018 and 2022, new detached buildings were added to the property, the garage was converted to livable space, an addition was constructed on the main home, and the original home underwent a significant renovation/remodel. The…
(Completed: 2019) Overview In late June of 2019, a quite ironic incident occurred in which a vehicle crashed into the building of Augspurger Komm Engineering, where forensic engineers often investigate these types of cases. Fortunately, the building was vacant on that clear Sunday morning around 6 a.m. when a sedan at normal speed took a dangerously wrong right-hand turn into…
(Completed: 2010) Overview During batting practice at a major league development team facility located in a municipal multi-use park with a common parking lot, balls often cleared the outfield fence. On one occasion, a ball struck a six-week-old infant in the face while being buckled into his car seat leaving a nearby flea market event. The question posed to AKE…
(Completed: 2010) Abstract In an investigation involving a loss at a chocolate manufacturing facility, wherein a leak occurred in a section of process piping that allowed water to contaminate the chocolate, Augspurger Komm Engineering (AKE) expert, Mark Cannon conducted inspections at the facility and of the pipe section where the leak occurred. Overview Subject Unit Summary The subject pipe section…
(Completed: 2009) Abstract: In one notable case involving a propane gas-fueled residential explosion, which resulted in a 500-foot diameter debris field, an in-depth investigation was conducted to determine the exact cause and conditions that resulted in the complete structure demolition. This case study delves into the forensic investigation of the catastrophic gas explosion that occurred in Michigan in 2005. The…