Glass failure analysis expert discusses interesting window failure, that of a piece of antique window glass. The window expert performed a failure analysis that determined the failure initiated at crush damage from the scribing operation, and it started as a bending crack. It then transformed into a “thermal crack”. That is the crack front was […]
Metal Clad Window Failure
During a severe storm a three story house suffered severe water damage. This damage was not caused by flooding; it was caused by large amounts of water entering the top floor of the home as a result of openings to the outside. Read Consulting performed a failure analysis of the property and determine the root […]