Strange, Unusual, Historical, and Archaeological I

Monday, September 28, 2026: 1:20 PM-2:40 PM

308A (Québec City Convention Centre)

Failures and associated materials characterization related to historical events, and/or consistent with being of a "strange or unusual" nature.

1:20 PM

Case Studies in Strange and Unusual Failures
Mr. Craig Schroeder, PE, EFI Global, Inc.

1:40 PM

Failure Analysis of a Refrigerator’s Double-Throw Switch Implicated in a Kitchen Fire
Dr. Joseph Lemberg, Ph.D., P.E., Exponent, Inc.; Dr. Ross Bennett-Kennett, Ph.D., P.E., Exponent, Inc.; Dr. Alyssa Stubbers, Ph.D., Exponent, Inc.

2:00 PM

Cable Socket Failure on the Arecibo Radio Telescope
Mr. Robert W. Warke, P.E., Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.

2:20 PM

Mold-Caused Corrosion?
Mr. Tony Havics, PE, pH2, LLC