Accident Reconstruction Science

Written for the reconstructionist, attorney, automotive engineer, or other interested professional, this brand new edition examines the science of reconstructing and analyzing an automobile accident. Learn how to analyze accidents and judge speed from the final position of the vehicle. Also covered are topics such as sideswipe collisions, rollovers, calculations of collision timing and accelerations and measuring vehicle crush, among many others. Dr. Alan Watts explains basic concepts of physics, and then applies them to accident reconstruction. The text will be readily understood by any reader with a basic understanding of accident reconstruction; however, full details and equation derivations are provided for those with either higher technical education or a wish to more fully understand the issues.

Topics Include
General material loading responses
Vehicle crush response for impacts into rigid barriers
Crush responses in two-vehicle, low speed collisions
Computer modeling methods
Energetics of collisions
Bumper behavior
Integrated hits and other effects
Interesting mechanical models
Comparisons between the CRASH3 and the POD models
Proper solutions to various problems
Rollovers and side trips
Mounting and surviving
Specific examples and animations
Accident reconstruction definitions and other notes