Strange, Unusual, Historical, and Archaeological II

Monday, September 28, 2026: 3:00 PM-5:00 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
3:20 PM
Assessing the Risk of Failure of a Remarkable Old Tree on Dwelling Place due to Storm Winds
Mr. Pierre DUPONT, UMONS - Faculté polytechnique de MONS (FPMs)
3:40 PM
A Phenomenologic Explanation of Hollow Balls in Rolling Elements Bearings
Mr. Pierre DUPONT, Schaeffler Belgium Sprl/Bvba
4:00 PM
Transition Metal Catalysts and Their Role in Spontaneous Auto-Ignition
Dr. Jesse Lee Panger, Engineering Systems, Inc.
4:20 PM
You put what in my food
Dr. Nicolas Cunningham, PhD, PEng, Secretariat Advisors Canada Limited; Mr. James F. Lane, PE, Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc.
4:40 PM
An Early Metallurgical Failure Analysis
Mr. Craig D. Clauser, P.E., FASM, Craig Clauser Engineering Consulting Inc