PHYSICAL (FRACTURE) MATCH

The FTS Physical (Fracture) Match Proficiency Test is designed to challenge the forensic examiner who examines broken rigid materials to determine if the fragments physically fit together and were therefore once one piece. Tests will consist of several fragments of the same type of material. As the test is designed to assess the examiner’s ability to perform physical match comparisons without regards to the type of material, no additional chemical or physical comparison is requested in the examination.

The FTS Physical (Fracture) Match (Metal Substrate) Proficiency Test is designed to challenge the forensic examiner who examines broken metal materials to determine if the fragments physically fit together and were therefore once one piece. Tests will consist of several fragments of the same type of metal material. As the test is designed to test the examiner’s ability to perform physical match comparisons without regards to the type of material, no additional chemical or physical comparison is requested in the examination.