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The main sections of the museum are listed below;
Metal Fatigue
Manufacturing Faults
Bicycle Components
Corrosion
Polymers
Composite Materials
Tools of the trade, some ways to investigate problems;
Photoelasticity
Dye penetrant testing
Glossary
of materials engineering terms
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Bicycle component failure section
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Bicycle
hub failure
This road bike hub caused the
rear wheel to collapse as 4 spokes pulled out. |
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Bicycle brake
bolt failure
This front brake assembly broke
off under braking and severely injured the cyclist. |
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Pedal crank
failure.
A fatigue crack caused one crank
to fail and unseat the rider. |
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See this site for more Bicycle component failures
http://www.pardo.net/bike/pic/fail-001/000.html (Opens
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