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Glass Expert Examines a Tempered Glass Window Failure

March 19, 2011 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

California failure analysis expert uses glass fractography to perform a glass failure analysis on a tempered glass window failure. The glass fracture analysis showed that the window failure was a result of heating the glass in the center. Due to the heat, the center of the window expanded. This created additional tensile stress on the […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Expert Witness, Glass, Tempered Glass, Thermal Stress

Failure Analysis of Broken Tempered Glass Window

January 24, 2011 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

Failure analysis of tempered glass windows is normally impossible because the failed window falls apart into a large number of similar pieces, and locating the origin is impossible. However, there are cases when the window remains intact, and root cause failure analysis is possible. In this case the glass expert was able to preserve the […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Nickel Sulfide, NiS particle, Photomicrograph, Tempered Glass, Window

California Glass Expert Discusses Nickel Sulfide in Tempered Glass

December 3, 2010 By Tom Read 2 Comments

In glass failure analysis one uses evidence such as the attached photograph to demonstrate that a nickel sulfide particle can initiate tempered glass failure. The NiS particle is at the center of expanding Wallner lines. The Wallner lines are used by the glass failure analysis expert to track the direction of the crack growth. In […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Glass, Nickel Sulfide, Tempered Glass

WIndow Defect Analysis

October 27, 2010 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

              Glass failure analysis expert witness has analyzed numerous cases of window damage. Often a metal blade is used by the window cleaners. In many cases the window damage is found on new construction. GANA has specific window cleaniong instructions that forbid the use of metal blades. The concern […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Expert Witness, Tempered Glass, Window, Window Defect

Glass Expert Discusses Nickel Sulfide Spontaneous Failures

October 10, 2010 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

Glass failure analysis expert witness demonstrates that in the case of the spontaneous failure of tempered glass, the tempered glass failure is caused by the NiS particle. The failed glass door was taken apart to reveal the NiS particle. At this point the Wallner lines surrounding the NiS particle were located. The Wallner lines domonstrate […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Expert Witness, Glass, Nickel Sulfide, NiS particle, Tempered Glass

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