Mathematical methods for accident reconstruction : a forensic engineering perspective
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Harold Franck; Darren Franck
- ناشر : Boca Raton : CRC Press
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2010
- شابک / ISBN : 9781420088977
Description
Introduction -- Basic principles -- Evidence gathering -- Energy methods -- Momentum methods -- Vehicle specifications -- Vehicle performance characteristics -- Bicycles, motorcycles, and pedestrians -- Geometrical characteristics of highways -- Train accidents -- Commercial and off-road vehicles -- Visibility, perception, and reaction -- Computer methods and modern reconstruction tools -- Low speed impacts and injury -- Standards and protocols -- Sensitivity and uncertainty.
Demonstrates 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.
