Glass Expert at Read Consulting performed a glass fracture analysis on an automobile side window that failed spontaneously. It is important to note that auto side windows are made of thermally tempered glass. Below is a photograph of the failed window taken at the origin. This window failure was caused by a nickel sulfide particle […]
Wine Bottle Failure Analysis
Glass Expert at Read Consulting performed a glass failure analysis on a broken wine bottle. The objective was to determine the root cause of the bottle failure.Markings on the fracture surfaces (Wallner Lines) were used to trace back to the fracture origin to determine the cause of failure. Conclusion: The cork extraction force combined […]
Corrosion Failure of Sink Bracket
A woman was leaning on a sink in a public restroom. She was resting on one arm while looking into a mirror above the sink. Suddenly the sink fell off the wall and injured her foot. The cause of failure was severe corrosion of the cast iron bracket that held the sink to the sall. […]
Corrosion Caused Fruit Juicer to Injure an Employee
A large fruit juicer was being moved and it tipped over. Inspection revealed that the two rear caster wheels were “frozen”. In fact, flats had been worn on them from sliding the machine while the two rear wheels would not rotate. Corrosion (i.e. rusting) of the galvanized steel axel and galvanized axel “sleeve” caused seizing […]
Porcelain Tiolet Tank Failure Analysis
Tank as received Approximate Origin Impact Point Wallner Lines at the Origin After a porcelain toilet tank failed, […]
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