FORENSIC ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION (H/C)

"FORENSIC ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION" IS A COMPENDIUM OF THE INVESTIGATIVE METHODOLOGIES USED BY ENGINEERS AND SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATORS TO EVALUATE SOME OF THE MORE COMMON TYPES OF FAILURES AND CATASTROPHIC EVENTS. IN ESSENCE, THE BOOK PROVIDES ANALYSES AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING HOW AN ENTITY WAS DAMAGED AND WHEN THAT DAMAGE MAY HAVE LEGAL CONSEQUENCES. THE MATERIAL COVERS 21 COMMON TYPES OF FAILURES, CATASTROPHIC EVENTS, AND LOSSES THAT FORENSIC ENGINEERS ROUTINELY ASSESS. THE RANGE OF TOPICS INCLUDE WIND AND BLASTING DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES, VEHICULAR ACCIDENTS, FIRES, EXPLOSIONS, HAIL DAMAGE TO ROOFS AND EXTERIORS, LIGHTING DAMAGE, AND INDUSTRIAL GUARDING ACCIDENTS.ADDITIONALLY, THE BOOK OFFERS AN EXTENSIVE DISCUSSION OF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AS IT APPLIES TO FORENSIC SCIENCE AND PROVIDES TIPS ON ORGANIZING AND WRITING AN INVESTIGATIVE REPORT. THE BOOK ALSO SUPPLIES THE APPLICABLE CODES AND STANDARDS THAT REGULATE THE PROFESSION, DISCUSSES THE ROLE OF THE FORENSIC ENGINEER IN COURT PR