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Review of Case Materials
Reviews records, documents, testimony, data, and other relevant materials and consults with counsel regarding technical issues related to the matter.
Provide Expert Analysis
Applies specialized knowledge and experience to evaluate the technical or professional issues involved.
Form Expert Opinions
Develops independent, supportable opinions based on the available evidence and relevant standards.
Prepare Expert Reports
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A suitably qualified pipeline construction expert can organize alignment sheets, construction drawings, specifications, daily reports, pipe and material records, welding documentation, inspection reports, coating records, trench information, photographs, test records, and as-built documentation into a construction chronology. PHMSA describes major pipeline-construction stages including right-of-way preparation, pipe stringing, trenching, welding, field coating, lowering and backfilling, and testing. Comparing records from these stages can help determine whether the completed installation corresponds with the documented construction plan.
Girth welds join individual pipe sections into the completed line. Relevant records may include qualified welding procedures, welder qualifications, weld maps, repair records, visual inspections, radiographic or ultrasonic examination results, and documentation showing whether rejected welds were repaired or removed. PHMSA explains that pipeline welding procedures and welders are subject to qualification requirements and that nondestructive testing methods such as radiography or ultrasound are used to evaluate weld quality during construction.
Protective coating can be damaged during handling or installation, so an expert may examine surface-preparation records, field-joint coating reports, coating inspection results, lowering procedures, padding, trench conditions, and backfill materials. PHMSA identifies inadequate coating preparation, unrepaired coating defects, inappropriate lowering practices, and damaging rock or abrasive backfill as construction concerns because they can affect the installed pipeline and its corrosion protection.
Hydrostatic testing generally involves filling a pipeline section with water and pressurizing it above its intended operating pressure under specified test conditions. Test charts, pressure records, temperature information, leak or failure reports, repair documentation, and retest records can help establish how the newly constructed segment performed before commissioning. PHMSA describes hydrostatic testing as a commonly used post-construction method for identifying defects that may prevent a pipeline from sustaining the required pressure.
Prepares clear, well-supported expert reports outlining methodology, analysis, findings, and opinions.
Provide Deposition Testimony
Explains findings and opinions under oath and responds to questioning during deposition testimony.
Testify in Court
Presents specialized findings and opinions clearly to judges, juries, arbitrators, or other decision-makers.
