Tools & Techniques II

Wednesday, October 22, 2025: 3:30 PM-5:10 PM
321 (Huntington Place)
Mr. Mark A. Hineman, P.E., C.W.I., Engineering Systems Inc. (ESi), Mr. Dan Carabell, M.S., ESi, Mr. Cody Hennessy, A.S., B.S., Applied Technical Services, Dr. Noah Budiansky, Ph.D., P.E., Exponent, Inc. and Mr. Philip Sherer, P.E., Pratt & Whitney
3:30 PM
Evaluation of Pullout Failures in Push-to-Connect PEX Connections
Dr. Eric Weishaupt, PhD, PE, ESi; Mr. Dan Carabell, M.S., ESi; Mr. Spencer Hughes, ESi
3:50 PM
Experimenting with Grain Contrast Imaging
Dr. Vir Nirankari, Ph.D., P.E., Exponent, Inc.; Dr. Noah Budiansky, Ph.D., P.E., Exponent, Inc.
4:10 PM
Advanced electron microscopy (SEM) techniques for fractography.
Mr. Philip Sherer, P.E., Pratt & Whitney
4:30 PM
4:50 PM
“What Hit It?” – Strategies for Examining Impact Damage
Mr. John Joseph Hammond, Rolls-Royce Corporation
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