Description
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
Table of Contents
Part 1 Fundamentals1. Case Studies in Engineering Evidence2. Assessing Scientific Methodology of Engineering Experts3. The Breadth of Engineering Standards4. Engineering Standards in Forensic Education5. An Environmental Engineering Case StudyPart 2 Disciplines6. Engineering Standards in Electric Shock7. HVAC and Building Envelope Litigation8. Architectural Standards in Slip, Trip, and Fall Litigation9. Engineering Standards in Construction Litigation10. Engineering Standards in Transportation Litigation11. Engineering Standards in Fire Investigation12. Engineering Standards in Electrical Fire Investigations13. Engineering Standards in Geotechnical Engineering Litigation14. Engineering Standards in Welding Failure15. Highway Design LitigationPart 3 De Facto Engineering Standards16. De Facto Engineering Design Standards17. Industry Standards in Computing Litigation18. Electric Power Industry Standards19. De Facto Standards in Tire Friction20. A U.S. Patent Acting as a De Facto Standard in Tire Failure21. Forensic Economics22. De Facto Standards in Accident ReconstructionPart 4 Basic Sciences/Basic Engineering23. Engineering Standards in Biomechanics24. Engineering Standards in Human Factors25. Standards in Human Vibration Litigation26. Products LiabilityPart 5 Engineering Standards – The Forensic Future27. The Future of Forensic Methods28. NFL Brain Injury29. Forensic Odontology 30. Flint Water Crisis
