Benoît Jourdain

Engineering Degree – ICAM
Arts et Métiers, Lille

Post-Graduate Degree in Fluid Mechanics

Cabinet Sofrex
Expert for Insurance Companies
Expert for Civil Liability, TRC Risks

Matra International Transport
Technical Manager, Rolling Stock Enginiering and Interfaces Manager
Fine-tuning of automatic rail systems

Onera
Test Engineer. Carrying out experimental studies on flight mechanics

Rail Accidents

• Certified Expert qualified to deal with SNCF Claims under the CGA agreement
• Derailing and collisions of rail vehicles
• Accidents on rail infrastructure work sites
• Accidents on railroad crossings
• Traffic disturbances, operating losses for SNCF and urban transportation operators
• Failures on rail equipment (braking, doors, …)
• Damage to railcars during commercial operation
• Unusual rail wear

Loss Files Concerning TRC & TRME Risks

• Damage during construction work on transportation systems (trams, metros, railways, construction and tests on rolling stock)
• Accidents during test phases
• Theft or damage to test or site equipment

Roadways – Other Networks

• Damage to roadways and parking areas
• Defects regarding dams and reservoirs
• Defects regarding underground networks
• Damage due to materials swelling
• Corrosion on fluids transportation systems
• Damage to underground pipes and cables

Industrial Processes

• Mechanical and electromechanical damage in incineration plants, power plants, cogeneration plants, biomass or equivalent plants
• Damage due to corrosion
• Performance and reliability flaws – financial impacts

Construction

• Operating defects in heating, ventilation or air conditioning (HVAC) systems
• Performance defects

Fires

• Fires and defects concerning chimney engineering
• Industrial fires
• Storage silo explosions