California glass expert performed a failure analysis on several broken glass tiles. These tiles were above the water line in a swimming pool. The failed tiles were removed and submitted for failure analysis. It was impossible to open the tiles to examine the fracture surface. The thin set mortar had “squeezed” into the crack and […]
Glass Expert Discusses Tempered Glass Fracture Surfaces
California glass expert witness discusses crack travel directions during tempered glass failure. During tempered glass failure the glass sheet “self destructs” because the internal residual stresses are tensile and drive the failure. Essentially the glass failure results in the glass breaking into tiny cubes. This means that the crack is constantly changing directions. The California […]
Glass Failure Analysis of Swimming Pool Tiles
Glass failure analysis expert performs a failure analysis of cracked glass swimming pool tiles. The photo on the upper left is of one of the cracked tiles. This is a clear glass tile made from re-cycled glass. The failure analysis, photo on the upper right, shows that these tiles were cracking from the backside of […]