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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.

Failure Analysis Expert Witness Analyzes a Pipe Fatigue Failure

January 2, 2010 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

Failure analysis expert analyzes a pipe failure. In this case the failed brass pipe supported a gauge. The gauge was cantilevered on the 6″ long pipe and valve assembly. This assembly was attached to a pump, and the pump vibrations acted on the assembly and caused a metal fatigue failure to initiate ar the root […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Brass, Fatigue, Pipe, T fitting

Glass Expert Discusses Exploding Tempered Glass

December 27, 2009 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

Classic Symmetrical Temper Stresses     Three Photomicrographs of Poor Temper Fracture Patterns  There has been some concern about glass oven wear made from tempered soda lime glass exploding while in use. A Glass failure analysis expert witness performed fractography on a thick glass jar that had been “tempered”. Because this is a prototype piece, […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Exploding Glass, Photomicrograph, Tempered Glass

Glass Failure Expert Witness Analyzes Failed Wine Bottle

November 10, 2009 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

Glass expert performed a root cause failure analysis of a broken wine bottle. The bottle had broken at the neck into three pieces (Upper left photograph). One piece still contained the cork with the cork screw still in place. In this case the cork screw was off center and had exited the cork when it […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Bottle, Glass Expert, Operator Error, Wine Bottle

Wine Bottle Failure Analysis

November 6, 2009 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

Glass Failure Analysis Expert Witness Performs Wine Bottle Failure Analysis. In this product liability case the user was injured as the cork was being extracted. The glass failure expert witness performed a glass failure analysis and determined that the bottle failure initiated at the very top of the bottle. Thus, the cork screw could not […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Bottle, Corking Damage, Expert Witness, Glass, Wine Bottle

Failure Analysis Expert Witness Examines Failed Rivet

October 28, 2009 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

A failure analysis expert witness performed a rivet fialure analysis of a rivet involved in a ladder failure. The failed rivet, which is a hollow end rivet, was found to be too short for the intended application. The photo on the upper left is a cross section of the failed rivet in question. The clinch […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Clinch Allowance, Failed Rivet, Fatigue

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