Forensic Engineering
This edition of Forensic Engineering updates the original work with new case studies and investigative techniques. Contributors to the book are the foremost authorities in each area of specialization. These specialty areas include fire investigation, industrial accidents, product liability, traffic accidents, civil engineering and transportation disasters, and environmental systems failures.\ Each chapter includes discussions of guidelines, techniques, methods, and tools employed in accident...
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This edition of Forensic Engineering updates the original work with new case studies and investigative techniques. Contributors to the book are the foremost authorities in each area of specialization. These specialty areas include fire investigation, industrial accidents, product liability, traffic accidents, civil engineering and transportation disasters, and environmental systems failures.Each chapter includes discussions of guidelines, techniques, methods, and tools employed in accident investigation and analysis. In addition, the book contains vital information on forensic photogrammetry, the planning and writing of reports, and the presentation of evidence as an expert witness in traditional litigation. The book also analyzes the role of the forensic engineer in the evolving methods of alternate dispute resolution. Overall, Forensic Engineering is a tremendously valuable reference for forensic experts practicing in all engineering fields, as well as design and construction professionals, attorneys, product manufacturers, and insurance professionals. It is also as an excellent supplemental text for engineering and law students. Booknews New case studies and investigative techniques inform the update of the 1989 edition published by Elsevier. Professionals from a wide range of engineering specialties share their experience and insight into working for the legal system. They include such information as typical clients and the scope and purpose of investigations; techniques, procedures, and tools for investigating and analyzing; the interface with forensic specialists from other disciplines; and the impact of forensic activity on improved practices, products, or planning to reduce the frequency and severity of failures. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
1What Is Forensic Engineering?12Learning from Failures153Fire Investigation354Industrial Accidents655Product Liability1036Traffic Accident Reconstruction1297Transportation Disaster Investigation1598Civil Engineering Investigation2239Environmental Systems Failures27110The Report30511Forensic Photogrammetry32712The Engineer as an Expert Witness36113Conclusion383AppICED/ASFE Recommended Practices385Index391
\ BooknewsAn overview of the activities of forensic experts in the engineering profession, reprinted from the 1989 Elsevier edition. General chapters cover aspects common to all disciplines, such as learning from failures, photogrammetry, the report, being an expert witness, and dispute resolution. Others focus on such specialties as fire, industrial accidents, product liability, transportation disasters, and environmental systems. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.\ \ \ \ \ BooknewsNew case studies and investigative techniques inform the update of the 1989 edition published by Elsevier. Professionals from a wide range of engineering specialties share their experience and insight into working for the legal system. They include such information as typical clients and the scope and purpose of investigations; techniques, procedures, and tools for investigating and analyzing; the interface with forensic specialists from other disciplines; and the impact of forensic activity on improved practices, products, or planning to reduce the frequency and severity of failures. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
