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Foundation Movement Evaluation & Repair

At townhome community in Fort Collins, Colorado, our team was engaged to evaluate potential foundation movement across multiple buildings. The scope included 34 townhome structures...
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Foundation Problems: What Homeowners Need to Know About Construction Defects

Discovering foundation problems in a newly built home can be alarming, especially when you’ve only just moved in. Cracks, sticking doors, drainage issues, or uneven...
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Catching Building Envelope Issues Before They Become Costly Claims

A commercial property owner began noticing what seemed like minor, unrelated issues across their building: a ceiling stain here, hairline cracking there, doors that no...
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Parking Garage Integrity

Parking Garages are a crucial aspect of urban infrastructure that often goes unnoticed. These structures are more than just spaces to store vehicles; they’re essential...
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Knott Lab presents digital reconstruction and findings on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy

Background   President Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, in Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas. The Warren Commission was assembled to investigate the shooting...
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Officer-Involved Shooting Cases

A video shows us exactly what happened, right? One intended benefit of the use of body-worn cameras (BWC) by police officers is to capture an...
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Motorcycle Accident Reconstruction

Knott Lab was asked to investigate and reconstruct a motor vehicle crash involving a sedan and a sport motorcycle. The crash and events leading up...
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Hot Shock in Accident Reconstruction

Did you know we can determine if someone was actually using their turn signal? On vehicles with incandescent lamps (not LED bulbs), our engineers can...
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ADA Ramp Design

Knott Laboratory was recently involved in the investigation of an incident where an individual in a mobility scooter was injured after driving the scooter off...
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Massive Propane Explosion

At 12:15 a.m. in a small Utah community, a wave of emergency calls overwhelmed the dispatch center reporting a massive explosion. Reports came from as...
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Dash Cameras and Accident Reconstruction

Dash cameras are becoming more prevalent on the road. Research shows that 10-20% of people have a dash camera in their car, with 30% who...
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Problem Solved: Vehicle Fire Origin & Cause

Problem: What was the true origin and cause of the fire that burned this RV?   Fire patterns are the identifiable shapes formed and left...
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