Glass Expert at Read Consulting is asked to assess whether a broken window or shower door was fully tempered. One method is to select the ten largest “crack free” pieces and determine if these can fit into a 10 square inch area. In the photo above, a 3″ X 3″ (approximately 10 square inches) “frame” […]
Broken Jar
Materials Failure Analysis: A broken jam jar was examined to determine the cause of the failure. In this case, the top of the jar separated from the body as the user was trying to twist the metal lid off. The upper left photo is of the severed top of the jar. The lid did not […]