The primary role of a forensic engineer is to **apply engineering principles to determine the cause of failures or accidents**. They investigate a wide range of incidents, including: structural collapses (buildings, bridges), **motor vehicle accidents**, industrial accidents, product failures (machinery, consumer products), and fires/explosions of a mechanical or electrical origin. In a vehicle accident, for example, a forensic engineer might analyze skid marks, vehicle damage, roadway evidence, and vehicle mechanics to reconstruct the speeds, positions, and actions of the vehicles involved. They determine if a failure (like a brake malfunction or tire blowout) contributed to the crash. Their analysis is based on physics, materials science, and mechanical/electrical/ civil engineering principles. They provide expert opinions on whether a design defect, maintenance failure, or operational error caused or contributed to the event in question.

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