Train Wreck: The Forensics of Rail Disasters - Couverture rigide

Bibel, George

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1421405903 ISBN 13 : 9781421405902

Editeur : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012

Synopsis

Trains are massive - with some weighing 15,000 tons or more. When these metal monsters collide or go off the rails, their destructive power becomes clear. In this book, George Bibel presents riveting tales of trains gone wrong, the detective work of finding out why, and the safety improvements that were born of tragedy. "Train Wreck" details 17 crashes in which more than 200 people were killed. Readers follow investigators as they sift through the rubble and work with computerized event recorders to figure out what happened. Using a mix of eyewitness accounts and scientific explanations, Bibel draws us into a world of forensics and human drama. "Train Wreck" is a fascinating exploration of: runaway trains; bearing failures; metal fatigue; crash testing; collision dynamics; and, bad rails.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

George Bibel, a former NASA summer faculty fellow, is a professor of mechanical engineering at the School of Engineering and Mines, University of North Dakota. He recently completed the Air Line Pilots Association Advanced Accident Investigation Course. He is the author of Plane Crash: The Forensics of Aviation Disasters and Train Wreck: The Forensics of Rail Disasters.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1421405903
• ISBN 13: 9781421405902
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 368
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• Personne responsable: non disponible