GLASS AND GLASS

FRACTURES

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Glass
 Is reasonably hard, transparent or translucent material composed of
fused inorganic materials, primarily of silicon dioxide (sand)
 Is super cooled liquid, amorphous in nature.
 Found in many shapes, size, color, and types.

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Types of Glass
A. On the basis of manufacturing process:
 Ordinary sheet glass
 Float glass (plate)
A. On the basis of composition:
 Oxide glass
 Non-oxide glass

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A. On the basis of market application:
 Lead glass
 Borosilicate glass
 Laminated glass
 Tempered glass

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Collection and Preservation of Glass Evidence
 Firstly photographed the glass piece found as evidence on SOC.
 Fingerprints are generally found on glass surface. Cases in which
breaking the glass was done due to the result of struggle, probability
of finding latent fingerprints is more in the surfaces of glass.
 Note done the presence of latent prints on the surfaces and also the
inner and outer surfaces of glass.

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 For packing, glass piece should always be wrapped in cotton or
cloth. Minute piece of glass should be packed ill box for edges, it
should be sealed with wax or modeling clay so they can not
destroyed otherwise contour matching is not possible.
 Details should be refer after packing.

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Chemical Matching
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
- Should be done of glass piece with its belong parts on the
parameters of color, thickness, design, curvature, color comparison
should also be done in UV lights.
COMPARISON OF DENSITY
- Density of glass is 2.1-8.1 g/cm3 whereas optical and crystal glass
having their density much more in comparison to normal glass.

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Glass Fracture
 By fracture direction of force of known
 Whenever any object collides with the glass with force then as result
cracks will develops in glass on it will break.

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Radial Fracture
 When an object has been thrown through pane, a fracture forming a
pattern somewhat like a spider web will be seen.
 Cracks will appear radiating outwards from the point of impact
making a star shaped fracture known as radial fracture.
 Originates on the surface opposite to that on which force was
applied.

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Concentric Fracture
 A series of broken circles originate on the surface, on which force is
applied around the pint of impact.
 Are the secondary fracture as they always appears after radial
fractures.

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Fracture by Heat
 Fractures caused by excessive heat will not show radial and
concentric fractures as the impact is not on one spot but will be in
V-shaped.
 Fracture will be dispersed and the glass will break into small
fragments and fall on the side where the heat was applied or
caused.
 3R Rule – Radial cracks forms Right angle on the Reverse side of the
force.

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Forensic Glass Examination
 Is typically a comparison of two o more glass fragments in an
attempt to determine if they originated from different sources.
 Requires the determination of class characteristics that may
associate objects with a group of similar objects.
 Only physical matching of two or more broken glass fragments
allows for their association with each other to the exclusion of all
other sources.

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