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.
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