Traumatic Pasts
Title | Traumatic Pasts PDF eBook |
Author | Mark S. Micale |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 337 |
Release | 2001-09-04 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 0521583659 |
The essays in this book trace the origins of ongoing heated debates regarding trauma.
Train Wreck
Title | Train Wreck PDF eBook |
Author | George Bibel |
Publisher | JHU Press |
Pages | 368 |
Release | 2012-10-07 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1421405903 |
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• bad rails
Railway Disasters of the World
Title | Railway Disasters of the World PDF eBook |
Author | Peter W. B. Semmens |
Publisher | Haynes Publications |
Pages | 264 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 9781852603236 |
Railway DisasterSemmens
A Treatise on Street Railway Accident Law
Title | A Treatise on Street Railway Accident Law PDF eBook |
Author | Ellery H, Clark |
Publisher | BoD – Books on Demand |
Pages | 626 |
Release | 2020-03-02 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 3846047074 |
Reprint of the original, first published in 1904.
Railway Accident Law
Title | Railway Accident Law PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher Stuart Patterson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 674 |
Release | 1886 |
Genre | Accident law |
ISBN |
Highway-rail Crossing Accident/incident and Inventory Bulletin
Title | Highway-rail Crossing Accident/incident and Inventory Bulletin PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Railroad accidents |
ISBN |
Rail-highway Crossing Accident/incident and Inventory Bulletin
Title | Rail-highway Crossing Accident/incident and Inventory Bulletin PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 112 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | Railroad accidents |
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