Craig Eberhardt PhD, CFEI

Biography

Dr. Eberhardt, a Mechanical Engineer, performs damage assessment and failure analysis following a variety of mechanical and electrical equipment failures. In addition, he determines code violations and material defects, as well as assisting in fire origin and cause investigations, and has often been retained as a consulting expert in the resolution of numerous insurance and legal cases. Dr. Eberhardt’s education, as well as his direct experience, provides the knowledge to quickly and accurately determine failure analyses involving mechanical, fluid, biomimetic, and electro-mechanical systems.

Publications and Presentations

• Surface force spectroscopic point load measurements and viscoelastic modeling of the micromechanical properties of air flow sensitive hairs of a spider (Cupiennius salei)”, M. E. McConney, C. F. Schaber, M. D. Julian, W. C. Eberhardt, J. A. C. Humphrey, F. G. Barth, V. V. Tsukruk, Journal of the Royal Society Interface
• Envista US Webinar Presentations, Craig Eberhardt, Incorporation of 3D Printing in Manufacturing
• “Nanotechnology: Prospects for the World’s Smallest Claim”, W. C. Eberhardt, D. Backes, S. A. Vojcanin, Tampa, Florida, Loss Executives Association 84th Annual Meeting & Educational Conference
• “A bio-inspired artificial whisker for fluid motion sensing with increased sensitivity and reliability”, W. C. Eberhardt, Y. A. Shakhsheer, B. H. Calhoun, J. R. Paulus, M. Appleby, IEEE Sensors 201
• Envista US Webinar Presentations, Craig Eberhardt and Mary Coombe, Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Construction Defect Claims
• “Development of an Artificial Sensor for Hydrodynamic Detection Inspired by a Seal’s Whisker Array”, W. C. Eberhardt, B. F. Wakefield, C. T. Murphy, C. Casey, Y. Shakhsheer, B. H. Calhoun, C. Reichmuth., Bioinspiration & Biomimetics
• “Effect of angle on flow-induced vibrations of pinniped vibrissae”, C. T. Murphy, W. C. Eberhardt, B. H. Calhoun, K. A. Mann, D. A. Mann, PlosOne
• Envista US Webinar Presentations, Craig Eberhardt and Metin Duysak, Medical Equipment Losses