California - Irvine

The Southern California office is located in Irvine near the intersection of I-5 and I-405 in Orange County.  The facility is well equipped to serve the growing needs of our West Coast, national, and international clients.  Our professional staff has specialized knowledge and capabilities in the following areas:

• Aircraft Repair and Alteration
• Aircraft System and Component Testing
• Architecture 
• Automobile Maintenance and Repair Investigations
• Automobile System and Component Testing
• Automotive Standard of Care
• Aviation Repair and Damage Evaluations
• Aviation Standard of Care
• Cargo Transportation Incident Evaluations
• Chemistry
• Civil Engineering
• Construction Defects
• Consumer Products
• Design Reviews
• Energy and Power
• Erosion and Sediment Transport
• Failure Analysis
• Fire and Explosion
• Flood and Erosion Damage Assessment
• Heavy Machinery
• HVAC
• Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Systems
• Hydraulics
• Hydrocarbon Transmission Pipelines
• Hydrology
• Industrial Safety
• Infrastructure Assessment & Planning
• Intellectual Property
• Manufacturing
• Marine, Admiralty
• Materials
• Materials Handling
• Mechanical Engineering
• Medical Devices
• Metallurgy
• OSHA
• Personal Injury and Products Liability
• Pipelines and Piping
• Cathodic Protection Systems
• Design, Construction, and Standard of Care
• Pipe Repair
• Pipe-Soil Interaction
• Risk Assessment
• Plastics and Polymers
• Rigging
• Root Cause Investigations
• Structural Engineering
• Toxin Exposure
• Water Resources Engineering
• Water Resources Strategic Planning
• Wildfire Damage Assessment

At ESi, our consultants have the experience, academic and professional credentials, and technical know-how to effectively address your most pressing needs.  They are industry-recognized experts who are active in the industries in which they serve, and can often be found presenting at technical conferences, chairing technical committees, publishing in peer-reviewed technical journals, and participating in standards development.

Our state-of-the-art 9,985-square-foot facility houses up-to-date multidisciplinary testing, laboratory, and inspection equipment, and is ideally suited for hosting individual and multi-party inspections.  Additionally, we offer evidence and artifact storage in secure areas.  The laboratory has the following equipment and capabilities:

Testing and Inspection (Laboratory and Mobile)

• Multi-Party Inspection Areas
• Keyence VHX-1000 Digital Microscope
• Image Analysis with Real Time 2D and 3D Stitching
• High-Speed Video Camera
• High-Definition (HD) Video Cameras
• Survey and 3D Laser Scan Capability

Computational Analysis

• Crack Growth Analysis (NASGRO, AFGROW)
• Finite Element Analysis (ABAQUS/Standard)
• Static Analysis
• Linear Dynamic Analysis
• Non-Linear Transient Dynamic Analysis
• Heat Transfer Analysis
• Buckling Analysis
• Limit Load and Post-Buckling Analysis (RIKS Procedure)
• Non-Linear Effects
• Kinematic Analysis
• Analysis of Mechanisms Using Elastic Elements

ESi clients can enjoy the convenience of our local facilities, while taking advantage of the depth and breadth of technical expertise of our multidisciplinary teams at local inspections or anywhere across the country.  The staff in our Irvine office looks forward to serving your engineering, scientific, and investigation needs.