Train Wreck
The Forensics of Rail Disasters
Seiten
2012
Johns Hopkins University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4214-0590-2 (ISBN)
Johns Hopkins University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4214-0590-2 (ISBN)
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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; bad rails
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.
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.
George Bibel is a professor in the School of Engineering and Mines at the University of North Dakota and author of Beyond the Black Box: The Forensics of Airplane Crashes, also published by Johns Hopkins.
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. The Railroad Industry (as Seen through Accidents)
Chapter 2. How Trains Crash, Then and Now
Chapter 3. Moderate-Speed Passenger Train Collisions
Chapter 4. Freight Train Collisions
Chapter 5. Avoiding Collisions
Chapter 6. Positive Train Control
Chapter 7. Moving at the Wrong Speed
Chapter 8. Bearing Failures
Chapter 9. Gravity: It's the Law
Chapter 10. More Runaways: Brake Failure
Chapter 11. Broken Rail
Chapter 12. Buckled Track
Epilogue: Safety in the Modern Era
Notes
References
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 27.12.2012 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 19 Halftones, black and white; 101 Line drawings, black and white |
| Verlagsort | Baltimore, MD |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 703 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie |
| Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schienenfahrzeuge | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Angewandte Physik | |
| Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie | |
| Technik | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4214-0590-3 / 1421405903 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4214-0590-2 / 9781421405902 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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