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A gas station mechanic was inflating a truck tire that he had just mounted on a wheel. The tire suddenly exploded off the detachable wheel rim, hitting the mechanic and injuring him. APTECH was retained by the insurance company for the injured party to investigate the accident and examine the wheel and tire. The tire, rim and wheel were the correct match, but we discovered that the wheel rim had a preexisting dent that prevented the tire bead from seating properly. We presented our findings to the client and provided expert testimony.

Satish Almaula		Plant failure and root cause analysis; process and design engineering analysis; process technology development and testing; plant engineering, operations, maintenance and safety management; plant and process control system management.

Eric Sullivan, P.E.		Automobile and truck component failures, metallurgy, welding, failure analysis, fire and explosion investigations, turbines, equipment, piping.

Kimble Clark, Ph.D.		Failure analysis, heat transfer & thermodynamics, process plant equipment failures & explosions, fuel science, combustion, industrial fires and explosions.

Geoffrey Egan, Ph.D.		Engineering mechanics, welding engineering, stress and fatigue analysis, risk analysis, nondestructive examination, project management.