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. Mr. Craig Schroeder, PE1, Mr. Pierre DUPONT2, Dr. Ellen E. Wright, Ph.D., P.E.3, Mr. Anthony Havics, PE4, Brad Lindner1, Dr. Joseph Lemberg, Ph.D., P.E.5 and Mr. Craig D. Clauser, P.E., FASM6, (1)EFI Global, Inc.(2)UMONS - Faculté polytechnique de MONS (FPMs)(3)Engineering Systems Inc. (ESi)(4)pH2, LLC(5)Exponent, Inc.(6)Craig Clauser Engineering Consulting Inc
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
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