In order to simulate potential cracking of a heavy bottom drinking glass still hot from a commercial dishwasher, a glass was immersed in 140°F water till stabile. The glass was removed and ice water was then poured into the glass. A glass failure analysis expert witness then performed a failure analysis on the resulting cracked […]
Glass Expert Performs Failure Analysis of Bathroom Scale
A glass failure analysis was performed by glass failure expert witness to determine the reason the glass platform on a bathroom scale broke unexpedly. The platform is made of fully tempered glass, and it broke as the user was pushing it with her foot alongside the toilet. The top left photograph shows the condition of […]
Glass Machining Expert Discribes Antique Scribed Edge
Glass expert had he opportunity to examine the edge of antique rolled, ground and polished window glass. This glass was removed from a greenhouse built in 1930. The window glass was sized by glass scribing and breaking it from a larger piece of glass. Above is a photomicrograph of the edge of the window. The […]
Glass Expert Discusses Visibility of NiS Particles
Tempered glass failure analysis is mainly difficult because the panel disintegrates into a very large number of semi identical particles; therefore, the failure origin is impossible to locate. In several cases Read Consulting has had the opportunity to examine several failed (caused by Nickel Sulfide, NiS, particles) tempered glass panels that have remained intact. In […]
Wine Bottle Failure Analysis
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 […]