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Failure Analysis of a “Exploding” Beer Bottle

March 14, 2017 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

California Glass Failure Expert performs a Root Cause Glass Failure Analysis on an “exploding” beer bottle.

Filed Under: White Papers Tagged With: Product Defect, Product Liability

Porcelain Toilet Tank Failure Analysis

June 19, 2011 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

A failure analysis was performed on a toilet tank that had caused water damage to a residence. This failure initiated at a hold down bolt hole. This tank was 14 years old. Originally it was proposed that thus porcelain failure was the result of a manufacturing defect. The root cause failure analysis shows that the […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Porcelain, Porcelain Toilet, Product Defect, Toilet Tank

California Coating Expert Performs Failure Analysis of Epoxy Paint

March 24, 2011 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

A California coating expert was confronted with a municipal water tank with a rubbery epoxy coating. The complaint was that the epoxy paint was not properly mixed, and it had not cured properly. During the coating failure analysis, the study showed that the epoxy paint was aliphatic amine cured. In addition, the tank was painted […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Adhesion Test, Epoxy Paint, Product Defect, Rubbery Epoxy

Grinding Wheel Failure Analysis

June 7, 2010 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

Failure analysis expert witness performed a failure analysis on a broken grinding wheel. This is part of a product liability case where it was claimed that the wheel broke apart during normal use and injured the user. Examination of the wheel showed that the wheel had been broken by someone clamping it and breaking off […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Grinding Wheel, Manufacturing Defect, Photomicrograph, Product Defect, Product Liability

Glass Bottle Failure Analysis

July 19, 2009 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

Glass failure analysis expert performed a root cause failure analysis on a bottle failure. The cap on this bottle had not been removed. The failure analysis revealed a manufacturing defect on the bottle interior. On the upper left photo is a 30X photomicrograph of a portion of the origin on the fracture surface. The arrows […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Bottle, Glass, Photomicrograph, Product Defect

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Phone: 707-494-5089
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