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Failure Analysis of Broken Vinaigrette Salad Dressing Bottle

June 23, 2020 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

Read Consulting failure analysis laboratory performed a glass failure analysis of a broken of vinaigrette salad dressing bottle. The bottle top broke off when the top was being twisted off and injured the user. The integrity of the bottle neck was in question. There was a suspicion of a glass defect in the bottle neck […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Glass Damage, Glass Failure, Manufacturing Defect, Photomicrograph

Glass Expert Witness Services

February 3, 2012 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

Read Consulting is a California failure analysis laboratory that provides a complete line of glass expert witness services. These include glass failure analysis, window damage assessment,  patent expert witness support and stress testing. In addition Read Consulting also offers glass expert witness support in all areas of glass and ceramic machining and processing.  Process and device patent expertise is […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Expert Witness, Glass Failure, Laboratory Analysis

Glass Expert Performs Failure Analysis of Drinking Glass

October 8, 2010 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Drinking Glass, Expert Witness, Glass, Glass Failure

GLass Expert Discusses Chill Cracks

August 7, 2010 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

Glass failure analysis expert witness discusses a common glass bottle manufacturing defect. After the bottle has been formed it is removed hot from the clam shell tool. If it encounters any localized cooling at this stage, it can form a manufacturing defect called a “chill crack”. Thermal shock cause the cooled area to shrink, and […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Bottle, Chill Cracks, Glass, Glass Failure

Failure Analysis Expert Performs Glass Failure Analysis

February 14, 2009 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

Glass expert performs a failure analysis on a failed tempered glass door. The spontaneous glass failure was analyzed to determine the cause of failure. This was one of several doors that failed spontaneously on a new high rise. Fortunately, the door did not fall apart; thus, the failure origin could be preserved. The upper left […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Glass, Glass Failure, NiS particle, Tempered Glass

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