ABSTRACT

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

chapter 1|6 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|34 pages

Basic Principles

chapter 3|18 pages

Evidence Gathering

chapter 4|44 pages

Energy Methods

chapter 5|22 pages

Momentum Methods

chapter 6|10 pages

Vehicle Specifications

chapter 7|30 pages

Vehicle Performance Characteristics

chapter 8|12 pages

Bicycles, Motorcycles, and Pedestrians

chapter 9|14 pages

Geometrical Characteristics of Highways

chapter 10|12 pages

Train Accidents

chapter 11|16 pages

Commercial and Off-Road Vehicles

chapter 12|8 pages

Visibility, Perception, and Reaction

chapter 14|20 pages

Low Speed Impacts and Injury

chapter 15|10 pages

Standards and Protocols

chapter 16|4 pages

Sensitivity and Uncertainty

chapter 285|4 pages

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