Forensic Engineer BER 17-3
R · Role
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/59#Forensic_Engineer_BER_17-3
Definition
In BER Case 17-3, the forensic engineer was retained to evaluate a fire-damaged beam for possible re-use, determined it could be re-used, but discovered it was seriously undersized for its loads, included this finding in the written report with concern that the deficient design was repeated in other tract homes, and was held to have an obligation to notify individual homeowners, the homeowners association, and local building officials.
Properties
Instance of
SubdivisionTractDefectReportingForensicEngineer
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#SubdivisionTractDefectReportingForensicEngineer
Attributes
| case_reference | BER Case 17-3 |
| license | Professional Engineer |
| specialty | Forensic structural engineering |
| finding | Beam seriously undersized; deficient design likely repeated in tract homes |
Confidence
0.92
Importance
high
Relationships
| type | reported_to |
| target | Individual homeowners |
| type | reported_to |
| target | Local building officials |
| type | reported_to |
| target | Local homeowners/community civic association |
Role category
public_responsibility
Source Evidence
Source text
Forensic Engineer was retained to conduct a post-arson evaluation of a beam for possible re-use
Text references
Forensic Engineer includes the information in the written report, expressing the concern that the deficient design had been repeated in other tract homes
Forensic Engineer was retained to conduct a post-arson evaluation of a beam for possible re-use
The BER held that Forensic Engineer had an obligation to notify individual homeowners, the local homeowners or community civic association, and local building officials of the findings
TTL
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case59:Forensic_Engineer_BER_17-3 a proeth:SubdivisionTractDefectReportingForensicEngineer,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Forensic Engineer BER 17-3" ;
proeth-core:adheresToPrinciple case59:Confidentiality-Bounded_Public_Safety_Escalation_Invoked_in_BER_Case_90-5,
case59:Third-Party_Affected_Party_Direct_Notification_Obligation_Invoked_in_BER_Case_17-3 ;
proeth-core:hasObligation case59:BER_Case_17-3_Forensic_Engineer_Systemic_Tract_Defect_Multi-Party_Notification,
case59:BER_Case_90-5_Engineer_Confidentiality_Non-Override_Structural_Safety ;
proeth:attributes "{'case_reference': 'BER Case 17-3', 'license': 'Professional Engineer', 'specialty': 'Forensic structural engineering', 'finding': 'Beam seriously undersized; deficient design likely repeated in tract homes'}" ;
proeth:caseinvolvement "In BER Case 17-3, the forensic engineer was retained to evaluate a fire-damaged beam for possible re-use, determined it could be re-used, but discovered it was seriously undersized for its loads, included this finding in the written report with concern that the deficient design was repeated in other tract homes, and was held to have an obligation to notify individual homeowners, the homeowners association, and local building officials." ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Role" ;
proeth:confidence "0.92" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "59" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "discussion" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-25T22:24:47.893284+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "59" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-25T22:24:47.893284+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:relationships "{'type': 'reported_to', 'target': 'Individual homeowners'}",
"{'type': 'reported_to', 'target': 'Local building officials'}",
"{'type': 'reported_to', 'target': 'Local homeowners/community civic association'}" ;
proeth:rolecategory "public_responsibility" ;
proeth:roleclass "Subdivision Tract Defect Reporting Forensic Engineer" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Forensic Engineer was retained to conduct a post-arson evaluation of a beam for possible re-use" ;
proeth:textreferences "Forensic Engineer includes the information in the written report, expressing the concern that the deficient design had been repeated in other tract homes",
"Forensic Engineer was retained to conduct a post-arson evaluation of a beam for possible re-use",
"The BER held that Forensic Engineer had an obligation to notify individual homeowners, the local homeowners or community civic association, and local building officials of the findings" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 59 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-25T22:42:18.042885"^^xsd:dateTime ;
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Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
59
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-02-25T22:24:47.893284+00:00
First case
59
Generated
2026-02-25T22:24:47.893284+00:00
Attributed to
Case 59 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-25T22:42:18.042885
Generated by
ProEthica Case 59 Extraction