Forensic Engineering Reconstruction of Accidents [electronic resource].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, John Fiske.

Contributor:

Obenski, Kenneth S.

Osborn, Thomas R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Automobile driving--Physiological aspects.

Traffic accident investigation.

Traffic safety.

Local Subjects:

Automobile driving--Physiological aspects.

Traffic accident investigation.

Traffic safety.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (285 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Springfield : Charles C Thomas, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is not an advanced engineering text. Rather, it is a practical presentation with traffic accident reconstruction principles presented in a simple, understandable manner so that the reader will easily retain these important concepts. The engineering principles involved are introduced at the elementary level, and in many cases equations used in freshman physics are derived. The authors believe that the derivations are presented in the simplest manner possible so that the reader will retain this material. The book is the result of an effort to compile over a period of years useful foren

Contents:

FORENSIC ENGINEERING RECONSTRUCTION OF ACCIDENTS; CONTENTS; Chapter 1 WHAT IS FORENSIC ENGINEERING?; Chapter 2 WHY ARE FORENSIC ENGINEERING; Chapter 3 FRICTION; Chapter 4 FORENSIC MECHANICS; Chapter 5 TRAFFIC ACCIDENT DYNAMICS; Chapter 6 VEHICLE FIRES; Chapter 7 UNDERSTANDING MOTORCYCLES; Chapter 8 TRUCK ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION; Chapter 9 PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENTS; Chapter 10 MOTION PERCEPTION LIMITS IN TRAFFIC; Chapter 11 ROLLOVERS; Chapter 12 SINGLE VEHICLE LOSS OF; Chapter 13 TIRES AND RIMS; Chapter 14 MAPPING AND MEASURING; Chapter 15 PHOTOGRAPHY; Chapter 16 FAILURE ANALYSIS

Chapter 17 SLIP AND FALLINDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

0-398-08416-5

OCLC:

689997376