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Forensic Engineering Fundamentals

2012-12-12
Forensic Engineering Fundamentals

Author: Harold Franck

Publisher: CRC Press

ISBN: 9781439878408

Category: Law

Page: 487

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Forensic engineers often specialize in a particular area such as structures, fires, or accident reconstruction. However, the nature of the work often requires broad knowledge in the interrelated areas of physics, chemistry, biomechanics, and engineering. Covering cases as varied as assessment of workplace accidents to the investigation of Halliburt

Forensic Science

2016-06-27
Forensic Science

Author: Evgeny Katz

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

ISBN: 9783527338948

Category: Medical

Page: 448

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Concentrating on the natural science aspects of forensics, top international authors from renowned universities, institutes, and laboratories impart the latest information from the field. In doing so they provide the background needed to understand the state of the art in forensic science with a focus on biological, chemical, biochemical, and physical methods. The broad subject coverage includes spectroscopic analysis techniques in various wavelength regimes, gas chromatography, mass spectrometry, electrochemical detection approaches, and imaging techniques, as well as advanced biochemical, DNA-based identification methods. The result is a unique collection of hard-to-get data that is otherwise only found scattered throughout the literature.

Forensic Geotechnical and Foundation Engineering, Second Edition

2011-06-08
Forensic Geotechnical and Foundation Engineering, Second Edition

Author: Robert Day

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

ISBN: 9780071761345

Category: Technology & Engineering

Page: 528

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A complete, up-to-date guide for forensic engineers Fully revised and packed with current case studies, Forensic Geotechnical and Foundation Engineering, Second Edition provides a step-by-step approach to conducting a professional forensic geotechnical and foundation investigation. This authoritative resource explains how to: Investigate damage, deterioration, and collapse in a structure Determine what caused the damage Develop repair recommendations Diagnose cracks Prepare files and reports Avoid civil liability Helpful charts and photographs aid in your understanding of the material covered. With expert advice on all aspects of the process--from accepting the assignment to delivering compelling testimony--this is a practical, all-in-one guide to geotechnical and foundation investigations in forensic engineering. Explains how to investigate damage due to: Settlement of structures * Expansive soil * Lateral Movement * Earthquakes * Erosion * Deterioration * Bearing Capacity Failures * Shrinkage Cracking of Concrete Foundations * Timber Decay * Soluble Soil * Groundwater and Moisture Problems * And Other Causes

Forensic Engineering

2000
Forensic Engineering

Author: Technical Council on Forensic Engineering (American Society of Civil Engineers)

Publisher:

ISBN: STANFORD:36105029501611

Category: Electronic books

Page: 708

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This collection contains papers presented at the second Forensic Congress, held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 21-23, 2000.

Guidelines for Forensic Engineering Practice

2003-01-01
Guidelines for Forensic Engineering Practice

Author: Gary L. Lewis

Publisher: ASCE Publications

ISBN: 0784475407

Category: Technology & Engineering

Page: 156

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Sponsored by the Forensic Engineering Practice Committee of the Technical Council on Forensic Engineering of ASCE. This report provides the fundamentals of developing a practice that includes forensic engineering. Within the broad field of civil engineering, forensic engineering involves the investigation of performance, difficulties, or failures of buildings, structures, pipelines, foundations, airplanes, manufacturing equipment, vehicles, bridges, flood control facilities, and other engineered products. This report covers five general topics important to the practice of forensic engineering. "Qualifications" addresses commonly accepted education and experience requirements for forensic engineers. Various aspects of federal and state law are cited with an expanded section on admissibility. and disqualifications are discussed. "Investigations" shows the typical aspects of physically carrying out a forensic investigation, such as the handling of evidence for subsequent courtroom presentation. "Ethics" fulfills a professional charge to promulgate guidelines for ethical behavior of the forensic engineer. "Legal" gives a brief overview of the court system as it applies to the construction industry, including the role of the forensic engineer as an expert witness. "Business" describes the nontechnical management side of forensic engineering practices; the marketing of forensic engineering services within an acceptable ethical scheme is encouraged.

Forensic Engineering

1998-01-27
Forensic Engineering

Author: Kenneth L. Carper

Publisher: CRC Press

ISBN: UVA:X004146101

Category: Law

Page: 392

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Forensic Engineering, first published in 1989, comprehensively summarizes forensic activity and failure investigation in engineering, providing illustrative case studies and investigative techniques. Contributors are the foremost authorities in such fields as fire investigation, industrial accidents, product liability, traffic accidents, civil engineering, transportation disasters, and environmental systems failures - demonstrating the diverse spectrum of forensic experience. The book outlines the nuts-and-bolts aspects of forensic engineering as well as examines specific details for improving investigative procedures and analytical techniques. Forensic Engineering also describes methods in litigation and alternative dispute resolution, such as arbitration, mediation, mini-trials, and more. Richly illustrated with case studies from various fields, each chapter includes guidelines, techniques, methods, and tools for accident investigation and analysis. The text includes vital information on using forensic photogrammetry, planning and writing reports, serving as an expert witness in traditional litigation, and resolving disputes. Providing proven formulas and thought-provoking concepts, Forensic Engineering enables forensic experts in all engineering fields, design and construction professionals, attorneys, product manufacturers, insurance professionals, and engineering and law students to maximize their investigative skills and litigation abilities.

Engineering Standards for Forensic Application

2018-09-14
Engineering Standards for Forensic Application

Author: Richard W. Mclay

Publisher: Academic Press

ISBN: 9780128132418

Category: Law

Page: 634

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Engineering Standards for Forensic Application presents the technologies and law precedents for the application of engineering standards to forensic opinions, discussing Fundamentals, Disciplines, Engineering Standards, The Basics and the Future of Forensics. The book explores the engineering standard and how it is used by experts to give opinions that are introduced into evidence, and how they are assumed to be the best evidence known on the topic at hand. Final sections include coverage of NFL Brain Injuries and the Flint Water Crisis. Examples of the use of engineering standards are shown and discussed throughout the work. Addresses a wide variety of forensic engineering areas, including relevant law Provides a new approach of study that includes the work of both engineers and litigators Contains contributions from over 40 experts, offering the reader examples of general forensic methods that are based on reliable engineering practice

Forensic Engineering: The legal framework for product liability

1995
Forensic Engineering: The legal framework for product liability

Author: Sam Brown

Publisher: Isi Publications

ISBN: UVA:X004094976

Category: Accident investigation

Page: 680

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This book provides extensive coverage of all the engineering aspects of product liability from the design review stage to failure analysis to preparation for legal proceedings. It will greatly help you understand the engineering and scientific viewpoints of product failures as well as provide a technical framework for litigation.

A Review of Forensic Engineering Reconstruction of Accidents

1992
A Review of Forensic Engineering Reconstruction of Accidents

Author: TS. Nelson

Publisher:

ISBN: OCLC:1251674327

Category: Social sciences

Page: 2

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On first reading this book the reviewers were somewhat disappointed. After reflecting on the material presented, we realized that we had been expecting a technical expose on engineering principles, and the book fell short of that expectation. Although some basic formulas are presented, the book seems to be intended as a discourse on the fundamentals of technical investigations rather than the typical formula derivation, example, and solution philosophy. As such, this narrative overview of forensic engineering investigations is very well written and presents the reader with a refreshing and interesting approach to technical literature. Although this book cannot be fully appreciated by the novice investigator, the experienced forensic engineer will find many areas worth rereading.

Guidelines for Failure Investigation

1989
Guidelines for Failure Investigation

Author: Technical Council on Forensic Engineering (American Society of Civil Engineers). Task Committee on Guidelines for Failure Investigation

Publisher: Amer Society of Civil Engineers

ISBN: UOM:39015015309316

Category: Technology & Engineering

Page: 236

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The Guidelines for Failure Investigation by the Task Committee on Guidelines for Failure Investigations of the Technical Council on Forensic Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers provides an overview to the functions and responsibilities of the successful failure investigation. The Guidelines covers all aspects of the investigative process from the planning stage, the development of a failure hypothesis, and the preparation of a concise report, to the engineer's role as an expert witness. To help explain this process, two investigations in specific engineering disciplines, geotechical and structural, are developed in detail. With this complete coverage, the Guidelines not only provides an introduction to the investigative process for the initiate forensic engineer, but also supplies the veteran investigator with references and guidance.