Failure Analysis Case Studies

Quick and accurate in-depth failure analysis takes skill, know-how, and years of experience. Lucky for you, Kevin Kennedy Associates has experts with an average of 25 years experience in their fields. Our consultants employ a variety of methods for analysis, including destructive, non-destructive, microscopic, and speculative techniques.

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1 Shoreview Tower Disaster
2 Rapid Wear-Underlying Belt Separation
3 Warehouse Load Collapse and Distribution Damage
4 Head in Pillow Solder Joint Failures
5 Failure Analysis of Gas Compressor Head Bolts
6 Tire Failure: The Need for an Expert's Background to be Relevant
7 Failed Plastic Worm Gear
8 Helicopter Tail Rotor Failure
9 Steering Gear Component - Quench Cracks
10 Failure Analysis of a Spring
11 Impact and Fatigue Failure of Resistance Spot Welds
12 Fracture Toughness and Precipitation Hardening Heat Treatments in 15-5PH Stainless Steel
13 Tire Failure Examination
14 NDE Front Bearing Failure Analysis
15 Failure Analysis of K-monel 500 (Ni-Cu-Al Alloy) Bolts
16 Failure Analysis of a UPS
17 Metal Fatigue
18 Steering Gear Component Failure
19 Failure Analysis of Hexhead Capscrew made of 4140 Steel in a Moist Environment
20 Failure Mode Investigation of Automobile Engine Manufacturing Plant Machining Centers
21 Plastic Water Pipe Failure
22 Safety Bar Failure Analysis
23 Failure of Composite Cylinder Under Implosion
24 Cracking Stainless Steel Bolts for Bridge Joints
25 Competitive Tear-Down Analysis
26 What To Do When A Product Fails
27 Catastrophic Failure of Variable Frequency Drive
28 Cracking of Semi-Elliptical Leaf Springs in Snow Plow Dump Trucks
29 Failure Investigation: Failed Bond
30 Failed Hydraulic System
31 Engineering (FEA and Fatigue) Analysis
32 Nonlinear Analysis of Modes and Causes of Failure of an Engineering System
33 Failure Analysis 101
34 The Case of the Cracked Pressure Vessel
35 Cracking in Stud-Welded Stainless Steel Bolts for Bridge Expansion Joints
36 Forensic Examination of Radio Interference Incidents
37 Fixing Responsibility for Project Delays Due to Weld Defects
38 Patio Slider Loss in High Winds
39 Liquid Metal Cracking Fracture Analysis
40 Installation Damage: Failed Sensors
41 High Field Failures with Multiple Causes

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