A “Toolbox” for Forensic Engineers

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Figure 5.29 Radiograph of another design of chair arm showing inner defects.
G is the gate where hot polymer enters the tool.
Figure 5.30 Sectioned chair arm showing defects.
of the process. The two parties settled the action then and there, saving the
cost of a full trial and, more significantly, saving goodwill between the two
parties. It is rare that such settlements are reached, but nonetheless encouraging
that disputes can be settled amicably once the facts are established by
expert evidence. Both companies will, in the future, be more circumspect