Forensic biomechanics and human injury : criminal and civil applications : an engineering approach /

"Forensic Biomechanics and Human Injury: Criminal and Civil Applications - An Engineering Approach provides a concise, comprehensive overview of human anatomy and the biomechanical factors involved in human injury. It describes the methodologies used to compute the various forces, stresses, and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Franck, Harold (Author), Franck, Darren (Author)
Corporate Author:	Taylor & Francis
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2016]
Subjects:	Forensic sciences > Methodology. Biomechanics. Forensic engineering. Wounds and injuries. Human mechanics. Biomechanical Phenomena Wounds and Injuries Criminalistique > Méthodologie. Biomécanique. Ingénierie légale. Lésions et blessures. Mécanique humaine. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure. SOCIAL SCIENCE > General. Biomechanics Forensic engineering Human mechanics Wounds and injuries Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Court system and testimony
3. How injuries occur
4. Types of injuries
5. The need for analysis
6. Biomechanical terminology
7. Basic elements of anatomy
8. Strength of human biological materials
9. Mechanics of materials
10. Material sizes of humans
11. Statics and dynamics
12. Errors, sensitivity, uncertainty, and probability
13. Protective structures and their effect
14. Examples of analysis
15. Federal and other standards.