| Mathematical Methods for Accident Reconstruction: A Forensic Engineering Perspective Contributor(s): Franck, Harold (Author), Franck, Darren (Author) |
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ISBN: 1420088971 ISBN-13: 9781420088977 Publisher: CRC Press OUR PRICE: $190.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2009 Annotation: Developed from 25 years of investigating various accident scenarios, this book presents basic principles of physics that may be applied to accident reconstruction involving a wide range of moving vehicles, from trains and construction equipment to commercial and off-road vehicles. In particular, the text seeks to provide the limits of applicability of the methods employed in accident reconstruction. The authors note several similarities and differences among the hundreds of reconstructions that are discussed in the text. They also present techniques such as photogrammetry and computer modeling and address vehicle specifications, momentum methods, and low speed impacts, among other topics. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Forensic Science - Technology & Engineering | Engineering (general) - Mathematics | Applied |
| Dewey: 363.125 |
| LCCN: 2009013022 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.4" W x 9.3" (1.30 lbs) 322 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Over the past 25 years, Harold and Darren Franck have investigated hundreds of accidents involving vehicles of almost every shape, size, and type imaginable. In Mathematical Methods for Accident Reconstruction: A Forensic Engineering Perspective, these seasoned experts demonstrate the application of mathematics to modeling accident reconstructions involving a range of moving vehicles, including automobiles, small and large trucks, bicycles, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, and construction equipment such as hoists and cranes. The book is anchored on basic principles of physics that may be applied to any of the above-named vehicles or equipment. Topics covered include the foundations of measurement, the various energy methods used in reconstruction, momentum methods, vehicle specifications, failure analysis, geometrical characteristics of highways, and softer scientific issues such as visibility, perception, and reaction. The authors examine the fundamental characteristics of different vehicles, discuss the retrieval of data from crash data recorders, and review low speed impacts with an analysis of staged collisions. Finally, the book details standards and protocols for accident reconstruction. Exploring a broad range of accident scenarios and also acknowledging the limits of applicability of the various physical methods employed, the breadth and depth of the book's coverage makes it a critical reference for engineers and scientists who perform vehicular accident reconstructions. |
