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Chargement... Train Wreck: The Forensics of Rail Disasterspar George Bibel
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Train Wrecks exams railroad accidents from the earliest days to contemporary times. It is both a book of railroad history and an introduction to the practical physics of keeping a train on the tracks. Simple diagrams illustrate what caused the wrecks, how the equipment failed, and how it evolved to prevent further accidents. This book is for rail buffs, engineers, and those who want to understand train wrecks in the news. It will probably also influence where you sit on your next train ride. ( ) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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 numerous crashes, including 17 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 * bad rails Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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