Glass expert performs a failure analysis on a broken drinking glass from a restaurant. As the glass was being filled with cold water, the drinking glass split into two equal halves. The failed drinking glass was made of thick glass, and its rim was tempered. A failure analysis was performed by a glass failure analysis […]
Glass Expert Performs Beer Bottle Failure Analysis
Glass failure analysis expert witness performs a failure analysis on a broken beer bottle. According to the witness t, e bottle “explosion” occured as the bottle was being set down. The glass expert examined the failed bottle and the failure analysis showed that the bottle failure resulted from damage to tbe knurl on the bottom […]
Product Liability Expert Asses Changing Part Suppliers
Product liability is strongly dependent on part quality. This is a big issue when changing part suppliers, and there are times a product liability expert must be hired to examine parts from the new supplier. In this case, the supplier of a molded nylon part was changed and plastic failure analysis tests showed that the […]
Glass Expert Performs Bottle Failure Analysis
A glass failure expert witness performs a failure analysis on a failed cosmetic bottle. As received, the top of the bottle had broken off. Upper left is a photograph of ‘as receceived’ failed bottle. Approximately one half of the bottle finish had broken off. Read Consulting performed a glass failure analysis to determine if this […]
Glass Fracture Due to Liquid Pressure
Glass failure analysis expert witness performs a failure analysis on a hollow glass tube that failed due to internal pressure. The glass fracture initiated at a small bruise on the outer surface of the glass tube. The upper left 25X photomicrograph gives an overview of the failure. One can see that the glass fracture analysis […]