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Water losses can be overwhelming for property owners and residents, and the cost of repairs can be very high. Many times dezincification of plumbing components is indicated as the cause…..

Further to our previous blog regarding the serious issue of vehicle seat back failures, Forbes has just published an article by Christopher Jensen, a reporter who has been covering auto…..

On Nov. 23, 2016, CBS News provided an update in its series regarding the urgent need for improved regulations concerning seat back strength in automobiles. It reported that several US Senators are sending a letter to…..

Each of us has experienced fatigue in our lives, a time when we were extremely tired, typically due to long or intense mental or physical exertion. It turns out that…..

Jim is a Senior Engineer at ARCCA specializing in mechanical failures. He performs analyses of failed consumer and industrial products/equipment and machinery design/failure, as well as metallurgical laboratory analyses. He…..

According to OSHA, one in five worker deaths in private industry occurs in construction, and falls are the leading cause of death. However, slips and trips also occur with high…..

See how the engineers at ARCCA carve their pumpkins using a hockey puck….traveling at 100 mph.  

SAMUEL C. WORDEMAN, PH.D. Sam is a Senior Biomechanist at ARCCA specializing in biomechanics, injury tolerance, biomechanical failure mechanisms and accident reconstruction. He is experienced in investigating the response of…..

About 27 people are killed in elevator accidents each year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the CPSC. Injuries from elevators affect about 10,200 people per year,…..