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In addition, READ CONSULTING provides services to industry in the areas of failure analysis, process development and process improvement. Read Consulting is prepared to use its experience and expertise to analyze customers' specific problems.

Similarities of Fatigue Failures in Various Materials

April 22, 2011 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

A California materials expert has performed hundreds of materials failure analysis on a wide variety of materials. Surprisingly fatigue failures have the same appearance regardless of type of material. Above are three examples of fatigue. Upper left is a sample of a rubber fatigue failure. This is very similar in appearance to the CPVC pipe […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Fatigue Failures, Materials Expert

California Failure Analysis Expert Witness Examines Failed Glass Pool Tiles

April 18, 2011 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

California glass expert performed a failure analysis on several broken glass tiles. These tiles were above the water line in a swimming pool. The failed tiles were removed and submitted for failure analysis. It was impossible to open the tiles to examine the fracture surface. The thin set mortar had “squeezed” into the crack and […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Expert Witness, Glass, Photomicrograph, Pool Tiles

Glass Fracture, Califirnia Glass ExpertPerforms Bottle Failure Analysis

March 28, 2011 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

California failure analysis expert witness was asked to perform a detailed failure analysis of a broken wine bottle. Glass fractography was used to determine the root cause failure mode. The failure originated at damage caused by the prop on the cork screw. The fact that there were two damage sites on opposite sides of the […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Bottle, Fractography, Glass, Manufacturing Defect

California Coating Expert Performs Failure Analysis of Epoxy Paint

March 24, 2011 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

A California coating expert was confronted with a municipal water tank with a rubbery epoxy coating. The complaint was that the epoxy paint was not properly mixed, and it had not cured properly. During the coating failure analysis, the study showed that the epoxy paint was aliphatic amine cured. In addition, the tank was painted […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Adhesion Test, Epoxy Paint, Product Defect, Rubbery Epoxy

Glass Expert Examines a Tempered Glass Window Failure

March 19, 2011 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

California failure analysis expert uses glass fractography to perform a glass failure analysis on a tempered glass window failure. The glass fracture analysis showed that the window failure was a result of heating the glass in the center. Due to the heat, the center of the window expanded. This created additional tensile stress on the […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Expert Witness, Glass, Tempered Glass, Thermal Stress

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