Company Experience - Publications
Publications - 2005
Blistering of a Terrazzo Floor in a University Campus, R
Herman and E Stauffer, Journal of Failure Analysis and
Prevention, 5(3), pp. 25-30.
Stress-Corrosion Cracking in Copper Refrigerant Tubing, JL McDougall and ME Stevenson. Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention, 5(1) pp. 13-17.
Techniques of DNA Analysis, G Duncan, M Tracey, and E Stauffer. in Forensic Science: An Introduction to Scientific and Investigative Techniques, ed. S James and J Nordby, Second edition, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Publications - 2004
Failure Analysis of Gray Iron Pump Housings, EE Vernon, ME Stevenson, JL McDougall, and L McCall. Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention, 4(6) pp.16-19.
Premature Failure of Steel Gantry Crane Wheels, EE Vernon, ME Stevenson, and JL McDougall. Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention, 4(5) pp. 16-18.
Aromatic Content in Medium Range Distillate Products - Part I: An Examination of Various Liquids, J Dolan and E Stauffer. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 49(5).
Failure of a Vehicle Braking System Air Reservoir, JL McDougall and ME Stevenson, Proceedings of Microscopy and Microanalysis 2004.
Metallurgical Failure Analysis: Present and Future, ME Stevenson, Proceedings of Microscopy and Microanalysis 2004.
Effects of Improper Heat Treatment on Steel Crane Wheels, EE Vernon, ME Stevenson, and JL McDougall, Proceedings of Microscopy and Microanalysis 2004.
Failure Analysis in a Vehicle Accident Reconstruction, ME Stevenson, JL McDougall, EE Vernon, L McCall, and RD Bowman. Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention, 4(2).
Sources of interference in fire debris analysis, E Stauffer. in Fire Investigation, ed. N Nic Daeid, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Publications - 2003
ASTM standards for fire debris analysis: a review, E Stauffer and J Lentini. Forensic Science International, 132, pp. 63-67.
Concept of pyrolysis for fire debris analysts, E Stauffer. Science & Justice, 43(1) pp. 29-40.
Contamination of Brake Fluid by Power Steering Fluid, E Stauffer and J Lentini. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 48(4).
Water Chemistry and Processing Effects on the Corrosion Degradation of Copper Tubing in Cooling Water Systems, JL McDougall, ME Stevenson, and L McCall. ASM Practical Failure Analysis, 2(5).
Metallurgical Failure Analysis of Titanium Wing Bolts, ME Stevenson, JL McDougall, and KG Cline. ASM Practical Failure Analysis, 2(4) pp. 75-80.
Projectile Failure of Impact Resistant Glass Panels, RC Bradt, SE Jones, ME Barkey and ME Stevenson. in Ceramic Armor and Armor Systems, ed. E Medvedovskii, Ceramic Transactions, 151, pp. 131-144.
The High Strain Rate Dynamic Stress-Strain Curve for OFHC Copper, ME Stevenson, SE Jones and RC Bradt. Materials Science Research International, 9(3) pp. 187-195.
Non-Destructive Testing and Failure Analysis, ME Stevenson. Guest Editorial, Practical Failure Analysis, 3(3), pp. 5-6.
Radiographic Inspection in Failure Investigations, RD Bowman, BA Bennett, and ME Stevenson. Practical Failure Analysis, 3(3), pp. 73-77.
Apparent Indentation Size Effect in a CVD Aluminide Coated Ni-Base Superalloy, B Ning, ML Weaver, ME Stevenson, and RC Bradt. Surface and Coatings Technology, 163-164, pp. 112-117.
The Frictional Component of the Indentation Size Effect in Single Crystal NiAl, ME Stevenson, ML Weaver, and RC Bradt. Materials Science and Engineering, A345, pp. 113-117.
Publications - 2002
Metallurgical Failure Analysis of Cold Cracking in A Structural Steel Weldment, ME Stevenson, SL Lowrie, RD Bowman, and BA Bennett. Practical Failure Analysis, 2(4) pp. 55-60.
Techniques of DNA Analysis, G Duncan, M Tracey, and E Stauffer. in Forensic Science: An Introduction to Scientific and Investigative Techniques, ed. S James and J Nordby, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Projectile Impact - A Major Cause of Fracture for Flat Glass, RC Bradt, ME Barkey, SE Jones and ME Stevenson. The Glass Researcher, 11(2) pp. 20-24.
Microhardness Anisotropy and the Indentation Size Effect in Single Crystal Hematite, Fe2O3, ME Stevenson and RC Bradt. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 22, pp. 1137-1148.
Failure Analysis Lessons Learned From September 11, ME Stevenson and DS Mackenzie. Guest Editorial, Practical Failure Analysis, 2(1) pp. 37-42.
Knoop Microhardness Anisotropy and the Indentation Size Effect on the Basal Plane of Single Crystal Alumina (Sapphire), M Kaji, ME Stevenson, and RC Bradt. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 85(2) pp. 415-422.
Fatigue Failure of Stainless Steel Orthopedic Fixation Devices, ME Stevenson and RC Bradt. Practical Failure Analysis, 2(3), pp. 57-64.
Publications - 2001
Micron and Sub-Micron Level Hardness Testing: A Tool for Failure Analysis, ME Stevenson and RC Bradt. Practical Failure Analysis, 1(5) pp. 6-8.
Evolving Fracture Patterns of A Composite Safety Glass Panel During High Velocity Impacts, ME Stevenson, SE Jones, and RC Bradt. in Fractography of Glasses and Ceramics IV, ed. JR Varner and GD Quinn, Ceramic Transactions, 122, pp. 473-488.
Effects of Heat Treating 2024 Aluminum on the High Strain-Rate Deformation in the Taylor Impact Test, ME Stevenson, WK Rule, SE Jones, and RC Bradt. Structures Under Extreme Loading Conditions, 421, pp. 163-169.
Microhardness Anisotropy and the Indentation Size Effect (ISE) on the (100) of Single Crystal NiAl, ME Stevenson, ML Weaver, and RC Bradt. High Temperature Ordered Intermetallic Alloys IX, MRS Proceedings, 646, pp. N6.4.1-N6.4.6.