White Papers

We are pleased to provide this section on our website concerning the history of important key principles dealing with various aspects of glass container technology. These papers have been selected from our archives of published papers from Preston Laboratories as well as other papers from scientists from that era. These papers will provide background information dealing with the fundamental understanding of glass strength, static fatigue, container testing, etc.  We hope you enjoy these papers and that they will enrich your understanding of these principles.

Case Study: The Importance of Detailed Fracture Analysis Techniques to Correctly Evaluate Bottle Breakage
David Machak
AGR Library | Volume four | Number January | 2023
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Exploring the potential reuse of glass bottles in structural columns
Younes Maachi
Delft University of Technology | Volume Master Thesis | Number December | 2022
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Hard Water vs Hard Liquor
Dr. Brandon Aldinger
Glass Worldwide | Volume 104 | Number November/December | 2022
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Glass container knurling study – part 2
Dr. Wenke Hu
Glass Worldwide | Volume 103 | Number September/October | 2022
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Glass Container Knurling Study
Dr. Wenke Hu
Glass Worldwide | Volume 102 | Number July/August | 2022
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Effects of composition on the durability and weathering of flat glass
Dr. Clarissa L. Justino de Lima, Peter W. de Haan, Dr. Brandon Aldinger, Fred Veer, and Telesilla Bristogianni
Challenging Glass Conference | Volume 8 | Number June | 2022
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Identifying breakage issues in crown closure bottles
Dr. Clarissa L. Justino de Lima and Peter W. de Haan
Glass Worldwide | Volume 100 | Number March/April | 2022
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Stresses Caused by Thermal Expansion Differences Between an Applied Ceramic Label and Soda-lime-silica Glass Surfaces
Dr. Wenke Hu and Gary L. Smay
Glass Worldwide | Volume 99 | Number January/February | 2022
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Case Study: Pasteurizer Breakage
Staff
AGR Library | Volume Three | Number October | 2021
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Case Study: Breakage of Nail Polish Bottles
Staff
AGR Library | Volume Two | Number July | 2021
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Case Study: Bottle Breakage During Quality Assurance Testing
Staff
AGR Library | Volume One | Number April | 2021
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Innovative low-melting glass compositions containing fly ash and blast furnace slag
Dr. Clarissa Justino de Lima
Delft University of Technology | Volume March | Number 30 | 2020
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Mechanism of stress generation during thermal shock events
Dr Wenke Hu and Gary Smay
Glass Worldwide | Volume 80 | Number November/December | 2018
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Effects of distinctive recessed label panels
William G Slusser, Brad J Salitrik and Wenke Hu
Glass Worldwide | Volume 78 | Number July/August | 2018
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Delft testing lab delivers valuable customer benefits
GW Staff
Glass Worldwide | Volume 77 | Number May/June | 2018
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Glass Russia: Interview with A. Broda and P. de Haan
Yuri Ermolaev
Glass Russia | Volume May/June | Number 3 | 2018
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Scratching of glass by metals: The hardness question revisited
Gary L. Smay and Peter de Haan
Glass Worldwide | Volume 76 | Number March/April | 2018
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Effect of coatings on adhesion of labels to glass containers
Gary L Smay
Glass Worldwide | Volume 69 | Number January/February | 2017
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FEA performance comparisons of NNPB and BB refillable bottles
Dr. Wenke Hu, William G. Slusser and Gary Smay
Glass Worldwide | Volume 68 | Number November/December | 2016
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FEA Studies of Impact Loads on NNPB Refillable Bottles
Dr. Wenke Hu, William G. Slusser and Gary Smay
Glass Worldwide | Volume 62 | Number July/August | 2016
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Filling line impact measurement
William G. Slusser and Steven W. Spence
Glass Worldwide | Volume 62 | Number November/December | 2015
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Using NNPB forming technology for refillable beer bottles
Dr Wenke Hu, William Slusser, Peter de Haan and Gary Smay
Glass Worldwide | Volume 60 | Number July/August | 2015
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How Tin oxide Coatings Affect Closure Rusting
Gary L. Smay
Glass Worldwide | Volume 34 | Number 1 | 2011
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On the Static Fatigue Limit for Soda-Lime-Silica Glass
M. W. Davis, J. S. Wasylyk and Russell D. Southwick
Glastechnische Berichte | Volume 56 | Number 5 | 1983
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Effect of Alkaline Solutions on Tin oxide Coated Glass Surfaces
G.L. Smay and J.S. Wasylyk
Glass Technology | Volume 22 | Number 6 December | 1981
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The Strength of Inorganic Glasses
Dr. Richard Mould
Fundamental Phenomena in the Material Sciences | Volume 4 | Number 1 | 1967
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Strength and Static Fatigue of Glass under Controlled Conditions: Part 4 Effect of Surrounding Medium
Dr. Richard Mould
The Journal of the American Ceramic Society | Volume 44 | Number 10 | 1961
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Strength and Static Fatigue of Glass under Controlled Conditions: Part 3 Aging of Fresh Abrasions
Dr. Richard Mould
The Journal of the American Ceramic Society | Volume 43 | Number 3 | 1960
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Strength and Static Fatigue of Glass und Controlled Conditions: Part 2 Effect of Various Abrasions and the Universal Fatigue Curve
Dr. Richard Mould adn Russell Southwick
The Journal of the American Ceramic Society | Volume 42 | Number 12 | 1959
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Strength and Static Fatigue of Glass under Controlled Conditions: Part 1 General Concepts and Apparatus
Dr. Richard Mould and Russell Southwick
The Journal of the American Ceramic Society | Volume 42 | Number 11 | 1959
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Principles of Thermal Shock Testing
Dr. Frank Preston
Internal Research | Volume No. 58-053 | Number July 11 | 1958
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The Shoe On The Other Foot
Frank W. Preston
The American Ceramic Society Bulletin | Volume 33 | Number 12 | 1954
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Words of Famous Men and the Work of The Preston Laboratories
F. W. Preston
News and Reviews of Glass Technology | Volume 33 | Number 1 | 1949
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Porcupines Gnaw Bottles
F. W. Preston
Journal of Mammalogy | Volume 29 | Number 1 | 1948
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Rehearsal For Doomsday
Frank W. Preston
The Glass Industry | Volume 27 | Number July | 1946
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The Warfare Of The Gods
F. W. Preston
The Glass Industry | Volume 27 | Number September | 1946
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Development of Distasteful Flavor in Beer
F. W. Preston
Internal Report | Volume 44 | Number October 30 | 1944
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The Floor of Heaven: The Definition of Glass
F. W. Preston
The Glass Industry | Volume 25 | Number 2 | 1944
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Research in Glass is Horizontal at Preston Laboratories
Cyril B. Delgado
The Glass Industry | Volume 25 | Number 1 | 1944
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Scratching of Glass by Metals
L. G. Ghering and J.C. Turnbull
Bulletin of The American Ceramic Society | Volume 19 | Number 8 | 1940
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Bottle Breakage - Causes and Types of Fractures
F. W. Preston
Bulletin of the American Ceramic Society | Volume 18 | Number 2 | 1939
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10,053 Miles to Melbourne
F. E. Bardrof
The Glass Industry | Volume 19 | Number 8 | 1938
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The Time Factor in Testing Glassware
F. W. Preston
The Journal of the American Ceramic Society | Volume 18 | Number 7 | 1935
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Glass is a Lobster
F. W. Preston
The Glass Industry | Volume 14 | Number 6 | 1933
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Discussion on The Strength of Glass Containing Cracks
Dr. F. W. Preston
The Society of Glass Technology | Volume 14 | Number 3 | 1930
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