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Glass Expert Discusses Modern Auto Windshields

August 8, 2012 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

California glass expert has been involved with evaluation automobile windshields. One way car manufacturers can  increase automobile mileage is to decrease weight. A part of this effort has been to reduce the weight of automobile windshields. This is done by reducing the thickness of the windshield. Upper left is a representative cross section of a […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Auto, Glass, Safety Glass, Windshield

Glass Failure AnalysisExpert Examines Cracked Automobile Windshield

September 16, 2009 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

Glass expert performs a glass failure analysis on a cracked automobile windshield. Records show that the windshields on this particular make and model of automobile are cracking at a very high rate. The windshield shown here is the third replacement in two years. In this case, glass failure analysis shows that the crack started at […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Automobile, Bending Stress, Thermal Stress, Windshield

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