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Expert Witness #255894
This expert brings to the table many years of experience in the areas of materials engineering, failure analysis and engineering investigations. This expert holds both a BS and MS in Materials Engineering. Specializing in the determination of root cause and problem resolution, with extensive experience designing and conducting field and laboratory testing, this expert's work has encompassed metallurgy, property/structure relationships, stress states and corrosion of both ferrous and non-ferrous materials from across a broad range of industries. Much of this expert's background centers around the areas of materials characterization, fractography, metallography and mechanical testing.
Although this expert's work has supported a broad spectrum of industries, this expert has worked with natural gas suppliers/distributors for most of this expert's career. This expert's work within the natural gas industry has been generally associated with large, catastrophic incidents, with state regulatory agencies involved, where this expert was tasked with identifying root cause. However, this expert has also been involved with evaluation and replacement programs, including the fit-for-service evaluation of cast iron pipes sections removed from existing lines.
This expert has provided litigation support to select clients for many years, with this expert's first project assisting a subrogation specialist successfully resolving a dispute regarding the fracture of a cast iron fire hydrant line that flooded the bottom floor of a building. This expert's litigation support clients have represented a wide range of industries, including natural gas. This expert has been involved with over 100 litigated or pre-litigation matters, and has provided deposition testimony approximately thirteen times.
Start Fracture Analysis Expert SearchExpert Witness #263530
This expert has been conducting research on alumina (aluminum oxide or Al2O3) based ceramics for many years. This expert's dissertation research focused on the toughening and strengthening of alumina under the guidance of world-renowned experts in alumina ceramics. This expert has experience and expertise in the processing, mechanical properties and microstructural characterization of alumina. This expert actually created a sample of pink alumina oxide when one of this expert's samples was accidentally contaminated with chromium during sintering. This expert has continued to study the processing-property-structure relationships of alumina and zirconia based ceramics throughout this expert's career at a University where this expert has taught classes on mechanical properties of ceramics, corrosion and failure analysis.
In addition to research and teaching, this expert has served as an expert in hundreds of materials science related matters. This expert has been retained in several cases regarding the strength and fracture of alumina based ceramics, porcelain components, and hip implant stems. This expert's litigation experience also includes patent law cases related to infringement and Inter Partes Reviews. This expert holds BSc and MSc degrees in Metallurgical Engineering, and a PhD in Materials Engineering.
Start Fracture Analysis Expert SearchExpert Witness #214975
This expert is the founder and CEO of a highly successful consultancy specializing in plastics. This expert has spent many years in the Plastics Industry as a leading authority on plastic and composite part failure. This expert worked for a plastics product manufacturer as a leading Principal Scientist. This expert is a world-renowned scientist and author as evidenced by many awards. This expert is a member of ASM International (a society of Material Scientists), the American Chemical Society Polymer Chemistry and Polymeric Materials Divisions, the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, the National Association of Subrogation Professionals, the Society of Fire Protection Engineers, the Failure Analysis Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers, the Institute of Packaging Professionals, and the Society of Automotive Engineers. This expert has provided expert services in over 150 litigations involving plastics and composites. This expert is one of the top plastic failure experts in the world having analyzed hundreds of plastic and composite parts including, pipes, food packages, bottles, tanks, latches, toys, medical devices, exercise equipment, automotive parts, pulleys, chairs, and stools. This expert has authored >100 scientific papers, >60 US Patents, a book, and several encyclopedia articles on chemicals and plastics.
CONSULTANT AND EXPERT WITNESS ON CHEMICALS AND PLASTICS
- Forensic analysis/testing of plastic and composite parts
- Manufacturing processes for plastic bottles including extrusion blow-molding, injection blow-molding, and stretch
- Blow-molding
- Root cause analysis of CPVC fire suppression system failures
- Exercise equipment failure
- Plastic piping products including ABS, PVC, CPVC, PEX, PP, PVDC, and HDPE
- Additives for plastics including antioxidants and UV stabilizers
- Design of plastic parts to meet the requirements of the application
- Fracture mechanics of plastic materials and composites
- Chemical resistance/degradation of plastics and elastomers
- Discoloration and loss of clarity of plastics
- Plastic part and package design and stress analysis
- Polymer blends and compounding
- Polyolefin based resins and applications
- Additives for improved adhesion in polymer blends and composites
- Chemicals and Plastics R&D
- Monomer stabilization and polymerization
- Molding and extrusion of plastics including foams and films
- UV, thermal, and environmental degradation of chemicals and plastics
- Plastic flammability and plastic flame retardant formulations
- Migration of chemicals and additives from plastics
- Chemicals and plastics for medical use
- Composite and nanocomposite materials including carbon fiber composites
- Permeability (vapors and odors) of plastics
- Plastics used in medical applications
- Abrasion resistance of plastics and elastomers
- Material Selection (choosing the right plastic for the application)
Start Fracture Analysis Expert SearchExpert Witness #272474
This medical device expert has a consulting practice specializing in US FDA and international regulatory services and continues to advise the medical products industry, including work involving test kits for multiple clients. This expert spent over 15 years as a professor in a Master's Degree in Regulatory Affairs program at a California university, specializing in medical device and diagnostic regulations.
This expert is a medical device regulatory and quality systems expert with over 40 years of experience in Class III implantable device design, manufacturing, and compliance with FDA regulations. This expert has overseen the development, evaluation, and failure analysis of high-risk implantable devices and has extensive knowledge of product construction, material properties, and mechanical performance, including fatigue and fracture mechanisms relevant to inferior vena cava (IVC) filters. This expert is familiar with failure modes of cardiac devices, including IVC filters, and the engineering, metallurgical, and quality factors that contribute to such failures and potential patient safety consequences.
This expert's experience includes hands-on inspection and forensic analysis of explanted medical devices using methods such as microscopy, metallurgical examination, and fracture surface analysis to determine causes of structural failure, including strut fracture. This expert has served as an expert witness in state and federal courts for decades, providing technical opinions, expert reports, and testimony on device defects, regulatory compliance, and manufacturing quality.
This expert is an experienced expert witness and litigation consultant.
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This glass fracture analysis expert is a ceramic materials scientist with extensive experience in tribology and failure analysis and over 25 years of experience analyzing material and equipment failures. This expert applies expertise to forensic investigations involving product performance, personal injury, and intellectual property disputes concerning ceramic glass, metallic materials, and non-metallic materials. This expert has extensive experience in the processing of ceramic materials and identifying processing defects that can lead to component failures. Adept at the forensic science of fractography, this expert has performed fractographic investigations on products ranging from complex defense-related components to common consumer goods.
This expert is also a glass scientist with a BA degree in physics and a Master's Degree in glass science from a well-regarded ceramics institution. With over 25 years of experience conducting fractographic analysis of glass, this expert has also gained experience with the behavior of fractured automotive windshield glass using impact testing. Projectiles were shot at various windshields using an air cannon to impact the automotive windshields at various velocities. Each test was followed by an inspection of the fracture pieces at high magnification using a stereo microscope. The depth of penetration of the projectile, the fracture pattern, and the condition of the lamination within the windshield were evaluated.
This expert is a Material Scientist experienced in forensic and fractographic analysis of glass and ceramic materials and applies scientific principles of fractography to identify failure origins, mechanisms of glass fracture, and causes of failures in families of materials including glass and ceramics. This expert is experienced in analytical methods used for acceptance testing of glass against established standards, including procedures established by recognized standards and technology organizations, and is additionally experienced in glass manufacturing and quality control procedures including glass melting, annealing, and determination of properties of molten glass.
Start Fracture Analysis Expert SearchExpert Witness #285384
This glass fracture analysis expert performs scientific investigations and root cause analyses of failed components, structures, and systems, including determining contributions to failure from design, manufacturing methods, material processes, use conditions, maintenance, or application.
Investigations have included everyday items such as roadways and household items, as well as complex industrial material applications involving refractory linings and computer components. In addition to work involving components and structures, this expert has performed systems analyses for regulatory compliance, gap assessments, and code and safety compliance.
This expert has extensive background in glass and laminated glass, including glass used in vehicles, fracture behavior, and related failure analysis, and has prior litigation experience.
Start Fracture Analysis Expert SearchExpert Witness #285408
This materials scientist and glass fracture analysis expert is a materials engineer with specific expertise in process-structure-property relationships of glasses and ceramics. Employing a variety of advanced analytical materials-characterization techniques, this expert has developed a deep understanding of the composition, structure, and crystallization of glasses and glass-ceramics. This expert has also investigated natural silicate analogues for such glasses to understand their long-term alteration mechanisms and has worked on fractography and failure analysis of glasses and ceramics for several applications.
This expert has provided dispute-resolution support involving glass products, including fracture investigations to identify the root cause of cracking and subsequent injury through fractography, mechanical-property testing, strength-characteristics analysis, and failure recreation, as well as materials analyses such as defect analysis, chemical-composition testing, microstructural characterization, and durability evaluations. This expert has performed root-cause analysis investigations for windshield and sunroof failures in several litigation matters.
Start Fracture Analysis Expert SearchExpert Witness #296301
This civil/structural and metallurgical engineering expert holds a PhD and has over 40 years of experience in metallurgical and civil engineering. This expert earned a BS in Civil Engineering, an MS in Metallurgical Engineering, and a PhD in Metallurgical Engineering from well-regarded universities. This expert specializes in inspection and evaluation of distressed, failed, and damaged structures, building code evaluations, failure analysis of mechanical components, and is a Licensed Professional Engineer in several states.
This expert has substantial forensic experience in structural and metallurgical engineering, including investigative and litigation-related failure analysis involving pipelines, water mains, reinforced concrete pipe, ductile iron pipe, construction defects, corrosion, and water-treatment infrastructure.
This expert has investigated water main failures involving structural collapse during major underground construction work in California. The work included metallurgical examination of pipe materials and preparation of cause-and-origin analysis.
This expert has investigated reinforced concrete transmission-main failures involving fractured pipe and steel-reinforcement failure. The work included metallurgical evaluation to determine the cause of the reinforcement failures.
This expert has evaluated water-main disconnection during installation and pressure testing, including construction-related issues involving improperly constructed thrust blocking at pipe joints.
This expert has investigated ductile iron water-main failures caused by pipe fracture, including metallurgical analysis showing that tubercular corrosion weakened the pipe and contributed to the fracture.
This expert has evaluated structural failures involving water mains entering buildings along foundation lines. These evaluations addressed conditions such as rock impingement against pipe walls, differential settlement between foundations and adjacent backfill, and long-term settlement of pavement.
This expert has investigated metallurgical water-main failures caused by corrosion, including dissimilar-metal galvanic corrosion, stray-current corrosion, soil pH-related corrosion, and improper water chemistry.
This expert has also participated in multidisciplinary failure analysis involving the construction, operation, and incident events leading to failure at water-treatment infrastructure during a historic flood event.
Start Fracture Analysis Expert SearchExpert Witness #301585
This biomechanics and accident reconstruction expert holds a Ph.D., is a licensed Professional Engineer, is accredited as a traffic accident reconstructionist, and has investigated hundreds of cases involving vehicle accident reconstruction, biomechanics, occupant kinematics, injury thresholds, and premises liability. This expert's experience includes biomechanical analysis of injury mechanisms, causation analysis, injury reconstruction, fracture mechanics, and failure analysis, including using engineering analysis to determine the origin and cause of human injury.
This expert is a Walkway Auditor Certificate Holder (WACH) with experience evaluating coefficient of friction testing of walkway surfaces, and continues to conduct research and maintain current knowledge in the biomechanics and engineering fields. This expert has experience reconstructing many types of accidents, including incidents involving injuries from falls. This expert's background in biomechanics supports analysis of incident dynamics before, during, and after an event, including how an injury may have occurred, the forces involved, the geometry of a fall, and how a person may have interacted with the surrounding environment. This expert has worked on falls from heights, including falls down stairways, from ladders, and from platforms and ledges.
This expert is an experienced expert witness and litigation consultant.
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