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"This title offers an in-depth forensic investigation of the variables involved in crashes and collapses. """"Crashes and Collapses"""" offers readers a unique look at this area of forensic science. After providing a history of forensic engineering science, this compelling new volume goes on to introduce Newton's laws of motion, which underlie accident reconstruction; the critical-speed-scuff method for determining the speed of cars; the obstacles confronting forensic investigators; and more. The book also provides enlightening looks at specific cases of crashes and collapses, presenting both the facts and analysis.Chapters include: History and Guiding Principles of Forensic Engineering Science; Accident Reconstruction: Getting Started; Accident Reconstruction: Moving into High Gear; Speed from Critical-Speed Scuffs; A Double Murder Poorly Disguised as an Accident?; The Crash of the Merchant Vessel Tamano; Subway Stop; Crane Collapse; Scaffold Collapse; and, Bringing It All Together: Lessons Conveyed."

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9780816078998

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Thomas L. Bohan, Ph.D., is currently the Director of MTC Forensics in Portland, Maine. He is on the editorial board for the Journal of Forensic Sciences and lives in Peaks Island, Maine.

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