Physical Laboratory Services Available at ISE

ISE maintains a secure physical science laboratory traceable to standards set forth by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). We maintain our own Rubidium atomic time and frequency standard accurate to 1x10-10 seconds.

Our laboratory has the following capabilities assisting any forensic engineering project:

  • Complete dynamic modal analysis laboratory.
  • Physical inspection and microscopy facilities.
  • Complete acoustical testing laboratory.
  • Forensic audio and video analysis capabilities.
  • Forensic electronics bench.
  • Uniaxial dynamic shake table capable of recreating complex waveforms up to 50 pounds peak force, or a velocity up to 1000 mm/s over 160 mm of linear travel.. 
  • Complete mass spectrographic analysis capabilities from 1 to 300 AMU.
  • Electrostatics and laser test benches.
  • Time and frequency domain data sampling.

What's New at ISE...

Expert Witness & Litigation AssistanceAt the heart of any forensic problem involving the laws of physics are two fundamental quantities: the path ...
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ISE has again raised the environmental bar to new levels by adding Mass Spectrometry to our list of in-house air quality monitoring services. Our SRS ...
Aeroelastic & Gas Dynamics Analysis at ISEISE is one of the only consulting firms specializing in the commercial solution of aeroelastic and high-...
ISE has completed work on our laser optics test bench. The focal point is our newly built one-watt Class IV 655nm continuous wave (CW) laser capable o...
Structural Risk AssessmentISE’s structural risk assessment services are a natural extension of our structural dynamics services. We take the concept...
Computational Fluid Dynamics at ISEISE are experts in the field of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and wave propagation analysis. We utilize, and h...
Lighting & Photometric AssessmentsISE provides a complete range of lighting and photometric services geared towards commercial and industrial comp...
Architectural Acoustics at ISEISE is one of only a small handful of firms offering a complete suite of acoustical engineering services tailored specif...
Electromagnetic Pollution Control at ISEISE provides a complete suite of electromagnetic field (EMF) and Radio Frequency (RF) services designed to det...
We\'ve received several inquiries on how civil modal analysis is performed and what instruments are used. Shown in the photo is ISE\'s \'modal sledgeham...
Environmental Vibration Solutions at ISEISE is a recognized leader in mechanical and dynamic vibration analysis, and has a full range of portable moda...
Laboratory Shake Table Testing at ISEISE houses a complete dynamic analysis laboratory consisting of an APS Dynamics long stroke shake table, capable...
Phase I ESA\'s & Environmental Due DiligenceISE provides a broad suite of environmental site assessment and due diligence services geared towards c...
Historic Preservation PlansISE’s structural risk assessment services are a natural extension of our structural dynamics services. We take the concep...
Kinetic & Kinematic Analyses at ISEAt the heart of any forensic problem involving the laws of physics are two fundamental quantities: the path of ...
Air Quality Conformity at ISEISE offers a comprehensive suite of air quality and air toxics analyses geared principally towards prediction and mitigat...
Environmental GIS Solutions at ISEISE provides a comprehensive set of cost-effective Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping services built around...
Modal Analysis Services Available at ISEModal analysis is the experimental determination of the vibrational properties (i.e., normal modes) of a physi...

Featured Video Clip (Concrete Fail)

ISE performing load testing of concrete test specimens to determine its axial compressive failure characteristics.

In this example, you can see quite dramatically how concrete fails under a compressive load. Once the ultimate stress is reached, the load carrying capacity of the material rapidly drops off producing the fracturing seen in the video.