1.12 Chapter Summary
In this chapter I have reviewed all of those elements of forensic investigations that might influence the outcome of engineering disputes and ultimately litigation. These elements are:
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The role of the engineering expert.
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The court and judiciary system.
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Engineering insurance and loss management issues.
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Some scenarios for case progression and evidence gathering and the notion of “data mining”.
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Working through the evidence with FMEA to discover the probable event scenario and the ultimate winning line of argument.
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The format and content of the expert witness report.
The common format for case material presented in the following chapters is explained. A sample case, the Failed Chickweigh Line, is pesented in some detail.
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Kuleshnyk (1984); Kihlstrom (2004); Rothenberg (2003); Cassidy (2002); Franzoi (2002).
Berry and Linoff (2000); Fayyad et al. (1996); Giudici (2003); Han and Kamber (2000); Hand et al. (2000); Hastie et al. (2001); Nemati and Barko (2003); Rud (2001); Weiss and Indurkhya (1997); Witten and Frank (1999).
Timoshenko (1983), pp. 362–383.
See for example: Willis (1992); Huang et al. (1999); Hendershot (2000); Lee (2001).
See also Boatright (2007); De Fina (2004); Fledderman (2004); Grover (2003); Gutheil et al. (2003); Kardon et al. (2003); King (2001); Pope et al. (2000); Unger (2000).
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(2007). Introduction. In: The Winning Line. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-097-9_1
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