Chart Showing Damage Depth of Diamond Grind v. Diamond Particle Size Checks in Glass Revealed by Etching with Buffered HF 100 Grit Damage Remaining After 0.0075″ Had Been Removed Certain types of glass must be ground to shape with a diamond tool, and they are then lapped and polished to make them transparent. If this […]
Plastic Pipe Expert Performs Failure Analysis on Failed PVC Pipe Elbow
The PVC pipe expert at Read Consulting was asked to perform a failure analysis of a failed PVC “glue joint” elbow that had failed in service and that had caused a significant amount of water damage. The failed PVC pipe elbow was submitted for failure analysis. Upper left is the as received elbow with a […]
Metallurgical Failure Analysis: Failed Cast Steel Pipe
Metallurgists at Read Consulting were asked to perform a metallurgical failure analysis of a cast steel pipe that had burst. The pipe was in a high pressure concrete delivery system that was pumping concrete to a top floor of a parking garage. The pipe burst unexpectedly, and a worker was injured. A part of […]
California Glass Expert Performs a Failure Analysis of Sparkling Liquor Bottle Failures
A bottling line for sparkling drinks was suffering from a high rate of bottle failures on the bottling line. In addition, several bottles failed on the shelf after bottling. Read Consulting was asked to perform a glass failure analysis to determine the cause of failure of three bottles that had failed “on the shelf”. Two […]
Steel Tank Failure: Metal Failure Analysis of a Collapsed Bolted Steel Holding Tank
Read Consulting was contracted to perform a root cause failure analysis on a collapsed 40,000 gallon water holding tank. Metal corrosion is the root cause of the tank failure. The failure originated at the bottom of the tank on the West side. The initial failure resulted from corrosion on bolts holding the side of the […]
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