Most failure or accident investigations begin at the end of the
story: after the explosion, after the fire has been extinguished,
or after the collapse. In many instances, information about the
last event and the starting event is known reasonably well.
Information about what occurred between these endpoints, however,
is often unclear, confusing, and perhaps contradictory. Scientific
Method: Applications in Failure Investigation and Forensic Science
explains how scientific investigative methods can best be used to
determine why and how a particular event occurred.
While employing examples from forensic engineering, the book
uses principles and ideas applicable to most of the forensic
sciences. The author examines the role of the failure investigator,
describes the fundamental method for investigation, discusses the
optimal way to organize evidence, and explores the four most common
reasons why some investigations fail. The book provides three case
studies that exemplify proper report writing, contains a special
chapter profiling a criminal case by noted forensic specialist Jon
J. Nordby, and offers a reading list of resources for further
study.
Concise and illustrative, this volume demonstrates how the
scientific method can be applied to failure investigation in ways
that avoid flawed reasoning while delivering convincing
reconstruction scenarios. Investigators can pinpoint where things
went wrong, providing valuable information that can prevent another
catastrophe.
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