ABSTRACT

The term forensic must be first defined. Webster, defines forensic as “the characteristic of, or suitable for a court of law, public debate, or formal argumentation, specializing in or having to do with the application of scientific knowledge to legal matters, debate or formal argumentation and the use of knowledge and techniques derived from various sciences.” Of course, forensics relates to the investigation of crime and medicine. These two areas are generally recognized by most people and often confused with the work of forensic engineers. The definition of engineering is the science of putting scientific knowledge to practical uses. Thus, a forensic engineer is one who applies scientific knowledge to an event that may lead to a debate, formal argument, or a court of law.