Engineering Standards for Forensic Application

When an engineering standard is used by an expert to give an opinion or, in particular, when it is introduced into evidence, the assumption is that the document represents the best that is known about the subject at hand. Employed correctly, a standard thus becomes a guideline to sound analysis and design. It gives confidence that many people have used the technology of the standard, many people have passed that way before, and the chance of success using the standard is very high. Such standards can provide important information for litigation, but there are problems with the processes for creating standards. As a result, their use must be subject to review using basic science and engineering. Engineering Standards for Forensic Applications presents the technologies and precedents in the law for the application of engineering standards to forensic opinions in five distinct part: Fundamentals, Disciplines, Engineering Standards, The Basics and The Forensic Future. The final part will include coverage of timely topics such as the NFL Brain Injury and the Flint Water Crisis. Examples of the use of engineering standards are shown and discussed, relative to the rules of evidence, throughout the work. Addresses a wide variety of forensic engineering areas, including relevant lawProvides a new approach for studying the material by both engineers and litigatorsWith contributions from over 40 experts, offering the reader examples of general forensic methods, all based on reliable engineering practice INDICE: PART 1 Fundamentals 1. Case Studies in Engineering Evidence 2. Assessing Scientific Methodology of Engineering Experts 3. The Breadth of Engineering Standards 4. Engineering Standards in Forensic Education 5. An Environmental Engineering Case Study PART 2 Disciplines 6. Engineering Standards in Electric Shock 7. HVAC and Building Envelope Litigation 8. Architectural Standards in Slip, Trip, and Fall Litigation 9. Engineering Standards in Construction Litigation 10. Engineering Standards in Transportation Litigation 11. Engineering Standards in Fire Investigation 12. Engineering Standards in Electrical Fire Investigations 13. Engineering Standards in Geotechnical Engineering Litigation 14. Engineering Standards in Welding Failure 15. Highway Design Litigation PART 3 De Facto Engineering Standards 16. De Facto Engineering Design Standards 17. Industry Standards in Computing Litigation 18. Electric Power Industry Standards 19. De Facto Standards in Tire Friction 20. A U.S. Patent Acting as a De Facto Standard in Tire Failure 21. Forensic Economics 22. De Facto Standards in Accident Reconstruction Part 4 Basic Sciences/Basic Engineering 23. Engineering Standards in Biomechanics 24. Engineering Standards in Human Factors 25. Standards in Human Vibration Litigation 26. Products Liability Part 5 Engineering Standards - The Forensic Future 27. The Future of Forensic Methods 28. NFL Brain Injury 29. Forensic Odontology 30. Flint Water Crisis

• ISBN: 978-0-12-813240-1
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 600
• Fecha Publicación: 01/08/2018
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés