Dr David Tawfik
BDes PhD FIEAust CPEng RPEQ
Expert Materials & Forensic Engineer
tawfikd@tawfikgroup.com.au
Dr David Tawfik is a preeminent expert in materials & forensic engineering who leads complex investigations and expert advisory assignments for the legal, commercial and insurance entities which pertain to; major construction & asset failures, malperformance of structures and plant equipment, industrial accidents and manufacturing defects.
Dr Tawfik's forensic engineering approach enables his clients and tribunals understand the actual root cause of an incident or failure event based on factual evidence and thorough research.
Dr Tawfik has also been appointed as a Court Referee for the Federal Court of Australia in relation to a complex multi-disciplinary construction dispute.
Dr Tawfik has prepared expert witness reports for litigation and presented expert evidence at the International Court of Arbitration in Paris and London at the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in cross border disputes arising from the construction and operation failures of major power stations in North Africa and the Middle East. He was also appointed as an expert in litigation to forensically investigate the mechanical failures of critical equipment used in a nuclear processing facility.
Expertise
Engineering failure analysis, material failures, mechanical failures, corrosion investigations, construction, pressure equipment, manufacturing, turbo-machinery, mechanical testing, durability, protective coatings, damage assessments, welding, post weld heat treatments, metallurgy, material characterisation and non destructive examination
