Day Engineering Consultants, LLC

Expert structural analysis backed by experience and integrity.

Corbin Swain, P.E., S.E.

President and Structural Engineer
at Day Engineering Consultants, LLC

A structural engineer with over 26 years of experience in the field of construction management, structural engineering, and forensic inspections. Comprehensive knowledge of various design standards, building codes, and construction practices. Mr. Swain has performed over one thousand forensic inspections of residential and commercial buildings to determine cause and extent of damage resulting from wind, hail, fire, tornadoes, earthquakes, construction defects, explosions, vehicle impacts, soil movement, and catastrophes such as Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Florence, and Hurricane Michael. As a result of this work, Mr. Swain has been consulted as an expert witness for multiple legal cases involving cause/extent of damage and construction defects.

Areas of Expertise:

Structural Failure Analysis
Construction & Design Defect Evaluation
Storm Damage Assessment (Wind, Hail, Fire, Tornado, Seismic)
Expert Witness Testimony & Litigation Support
Building Code Analysis (IBC, IRC, ASCE, ACI, AISC, NWS)
Structural Systems & Building Envelope Assessment

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Expert Forensic Engineering Knowledge

Day Engineering Consultants, LLC provides forensic engineering services involving the investigation and evaluation of residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional structures. The firm specializes in determining the cause and extent of damage resulting from a wide range of events, including hail, wind, tornadoes, hurricanes, water intrusion, vehicle impacts, fires, explosions, construction activities, and other accidental or natural occurrences.

Each investigation is conducted using accepted engineering principles, detailed field inspections, evaluation of physical evidence, applicable building codes and industry standards, and analysis of available documentation to develop objective, technically supported conclusions.