Public engineering firm profile
Briem Engineering
Saint Louis, MO
Experienced.
- Services
- 10
- Offices
- 1
- Founded
- 1983
Overview
Briem Engineering is a materials engineering and testing consulting firm headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri, founded in 1983. It provides materials testing, failure analysis, forensic engineering, and non-destructive inspection services from a state-of-the-art laboratory facility. Staff includes metallurgists, materials engineers, structural engineers, analytical chemists, certified NDT inspectors, and registered professional engineers. Clients span industrial manufacturing, chemical processing, construction, legal and insurance sectors.
- Founded
- 1983
Services
Failure Analysis
Root cause determination for material and product failures using metallographic examination, chemical analysis, scanning electron microscopy, and energy dispersive spectroscopy.
Forensic Engineering
Expert consultation and failure analysis for the legal community, supported by registered professional engineers with courtroom experience across metals, boilers, pressure vessels, cranes, marine equipment, and vehicles.
Materials Engineering
Analysis of metallic and non-metallic materials covering failure analysis, product design review, corrosion evaluations, finite element stress analysis, and proposed material alternatives.
Materials Testing
Destructive and non-destructive testing of metals, plastics, ceramics, and masonry including mechanical testing, hardness, tensile, and magnetic particle inspection.
Non-Destructive Inspection (NDT)
Comprehensive NDT services including ultrasonic, magnetic particle, liquid dye penetrant, eddy current, radiography, ground penetrating radar, and remote field testing.
Structural Inspection
Inspection of structural steel, new buildings, existing structures, seismic upgrades, and bridges by certified NDT technicians and licensed professional engineers.
Tanks, Pipes & Vessels Inspection
Comprehensive inspection of process equipment for corrosion, remaining life calculations, and API 510/570/653 code compliance by certified API and STI inspectors.
Boiler Inspection
Boiler inspections and useful life studies using non-destructive methods including eddy current, ultrasonic thickness testing, and borescope examination.
HVAC Inspection
Inspection of HVAC equipment using NDT methods including eddy current, remote field testing, magnetic particle, and ultrasonic techniques.
Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR)
Detection and location of objects and voids beneath concrete, asphalt, and soil; including piping, utility lines, rebar, and post-tensioning rods.