A California failure analysis expert performs a failure analysis on a broken water flow indicator. This flow indicator was in a large building, and as a result of the failure, there was substantial damage. The flow indicator consisted of a glass dome clamped into a metal housing.The failure originated where the flange of the glass […]
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Broken Cutting Tool Failure Analysis
California failure analysis expert performs examines a failed cutting tool. In this case the cutting tool consisted of a carbide cutting tip brazed to a mild steel “post”. The failure of the post initiated as a fatigue crack at a grinding mark where the post was shaped to accept the carbide cutting tip. The final […]
Porcelain Toilet Tank Failure Analysis
A failure analysis was performed on a toilet tank that had caused water damage to a residence. This failure initiated at a hold down bolt hole. This tank was 14 years old. Originally it was proposed that thus porcelain failure was the result of a manufacturing defect. The root cause failure analysis shows that the […]
Plumbing Failure Analysis
Northern California failure analysis expert often performs plumbing failure analysis. In this case, the corrosion expert examines plumbing in numerous houses that were plugged due to brass dezincification of yellow brass. In this case, the zinc in the copper-zinc alloy corrodes selectively and this leaves a white deposit on the interior of the pipe. The […]
Failure Analysis Expert Examines a Broken Champagne Bottle
A California failure analysis expert witness was asked to perform a glass failure analysis on a champagne bottle that had failed “spotnaeously”. Because champagne is under pressure and in glass, there are warnings not to use a cork screw to remove the cork. However, there are cases where the cork is stuck and people will […]
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