Investigation of wind turbine stud failures
Introduction A wind turbine is essentially held together with bolts, the reliability of a joint possibly being compromised by bolt…
Introduction A wind turbine is essentially held together with bolts, the reliability of a joint possibly being compromised by bolt…
Introduction The process of manufacturing a flexible exhaust coupling involves pressing studs into a flange to create an interference fit.…
Introduction A stainless steel expansion bellows was utilised in an air conditioning system at a shopping centre. It was used…
Introduction A prototype vessel makes use of an internal ballast system whereby lead bars are placed in the hull, and…
Introduction A derrick pole on board a boat hoists a lifeboat on and off the ship in open water. A…
Introduction During an operation to install a pipeline, a winch wire failed (Figure 1). It was observed to have tangled…
Introduction The drive shaft on a bunkering vessel failed catastrophically after 2400 hours of service. The bunker barge is powered…
Introduction A commercial fishing company contracted us to investigate the root cause of a failed marine vessel cylinder head. Fluctuations…
Introduction One Eighty was assigned to investigate the root cause of a failure which occurred within the main engine of…
A root cause failure investigation was carried out on buffer rubbers. The buffer rubbers, onto which a vibrating screen are…
One Eighty Materials Testing was appointed by a leading wine company in South Africa to investigate the failure of a…
A fire engulfed a three story building almost 100 years old and One Eighty was asked to investigate the cause…