Organizational and methodological problems of examining a construction object after its collapse, as part of forensic construction and technical enquiry
Under review in this article are the specifics of instrumental investigation of buildings and structures after their crumbling, as well as organizational and methodological problems arising in the process of examination. Disclosed in the article are the main concepts related to the given problem, such as building collapse, emergency situation - the classification of building collapse for various reasons is reviewed. The relevance of this topic is obvious given the increasing frequency of building collapse, caused by construction quality deterioration and undue operation of construction objects as well as the lack of an effective control system. But because such phenomena are always unpredictable and chaotic in nature, the very process and procedure of instrumental examination in case of building collapse, as part of foreinsic construction and technical enquiry, is poorly studied and organized. Arising in the course of instrumental examination are organizational and methodological problems, whose solution could optimize the expert's work, making it more fruitful and expeditious. Proposed in the article are some alternative options of addressing the problems presented, by way of developing the methodologies of visual instrumental examination of collapsed buildings and structures, improving the quality of professional training of the personnel specializing in building collapse, and improving the system of expeditious interactions between investigators and specialists.