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DOMESTIC WATER TANK FAILURE
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LIFT TRUCK FIRES
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THERMAL PATTERN ANALYSIS No. 1
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THERMAL PATTERN ANALYSIS No. 3
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION WITH HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
FIRE AND EXPLOSION
VEHICLE FIRES - IMPROPER HOSE CLAMP APPLICATION
FIRE IN AN AIR CONDITIONER
BUILDING MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT FIRES
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POWER LINES AND TREES
CAPACITOR FAILURES CAN CAUSE FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS
SELF HEATING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT
BATTERY EXPLOSIONS
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FIRE FROM LIQUID OVERFLOW
CARTRIDGE OIL FILTER FIRES IN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES
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MOLD GROWTH
FAILURE ANALYSIS OF A MASONRY WALL
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FAILURE ANALYSIS OF BLOCK WALLS
MOLD GROWTH REVISITED
EVALUATING CRACKS IN BUILDINGS (PART 1)
ICE RELATED DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS
UNSYMMETRICAL SNOW LOADING ON BUILDINGS
HAIL DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES
MASONRY WALL FAILURE ANALYSIS
GRAIN BIN FAILURES
WATER PIPE FAILURE ANALYSIS
WATER PIPE FAILURE ANALYSIS PART 2
WIND VERSUS NON-WIND RELATED DAMAGE
SHINGLE CURLING
SUMP PUMP FAILURES
WINDOW SASH FAILURE
IMPROPER FOUNDATION MODIFICATION
LUMBER DEFECTS
MASONRY WALL CRACKS: SHELF ANGLE FAILURE
FAILURE ANALYSIS OF A SIGN
ROOF PONDING
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DRIVER RESPONSE TIME
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AUTOMOBILE ENGINE COOLANT RELATED FIRES
THROTTLE MECHANISM MALFUNCTION
THROTTLE CONTOL SYSTEM DEFECTS
LIGHTNING DAMAGE TO AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES
MOTOR VEHICLE FIRES FROM OIL LEAKAGE
BLACK BOX DATA AIDS IN SUBROGATION
AUTOMOTIVE SUSPENSION FAILURES
BIOLOGIC INTERVENTION AS A CAUSE OF FIRE
DUMP TRAILER ROLLOVER ACCIDENTS
CLAIMS - SUPPLEMENTAL INDIVIDUAL RESTRAINT (AIRBAG)
SNOWPLOWS CAN CAUSE VEHICLE FIRES
TRUCK ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION: STEERING FAILURE
IMPROPER REVERSE ENGINEERING
COMPUTERIZED ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION
BLOCK HEATER RELATED FIRES
COMBINE HARVESTER FIRES
AUTOMOTIVE DEFECTS AND SUBROGATION POTENTIAL
RODENT DAMAGE
DO AUTOMOBILES EXPLODE?
EVOLUTION OF AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION
HYDROSTATIC LOCK - DAMAGE TO AUTOMOTIVE ENGINES
VEHICLE FIRES CAUSED BY A MIRED CONDITION
AUTOMOTIVE WHEEL DETACHMENT
CLAIMS AGAINST AUTOMOBILE REPAIR SHOPS
OIL SLUDGE ACCUMULATION
ENGINE DAMAGE: IMPACT OR MECHANICAL FAILURE
WHEEL DETACHMENT: IMPROPER SPINDLE NUT INSTALLATION
BRAKE LOCK UP CAUSES FIRE IN TRUCKS
IMPROPER AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL WIRING
FRETTING FATIGUE: A FORM OF MECHANICAL FAILURE
AUTOMOTIVE LAMP EXAMINATION
BRAKE FLUID CONTAMINATION
ANTIQUE VEHICLE FIRES
FARM TRACTOR ACCIDENTS
AUTOMOBILE SEAT FAILURE
SUGAR CONTAMINATION AND ENGINE FAILURE
MOTORCYCLE WHEEL VALVE STEM FAILURE
TIE-ROD FAILURE
WORM-STYLE HOSE CLAMP FAILURES
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