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Accident Reconstruction [Hardcover]

James C. Collins (Author)

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Hardcover: 291 pages
Publisher: Charles C Thomas Pub Ltd (June 1, 1979)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0398039070
ISBN-13: 978-0398039073
Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,820,437 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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First Sentence:
THAT LARGE mass of metal under the hood, covered with wires and tubes, is the engine. Read the first page

Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
postcollision speed, centrifugal skidmarks, precollision skid, skidmark length, utility motorcycles, skid distance, brake chambers, time headway, tire coefficient, striking vehicle, steering gear box, braking efficiency, trailer tongue, instability zones, closure speed, effective friction coefficient, air brake system, striking car, stopping effort, unitized construction, sliding friction coefficient, traffic accident report, wet tank, ejection speed, chain collisions

Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Ford Motor Company, Chrysler Corporation, American Honda Motor Company, World War, New York

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Fluid Dynamic Drag by Hoerner on page 233

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Vehicular Accident Investigation and Reconstruction by Donald J Van Kirk on page 312, and page 321
Evidence in Traffic Crash Investigation And Reconstruction: Identification, Interpretation And Analysis of Evidence, And the Traffic Crash Investigation And Reconstruction Process by R. W. Rivers on page 229, and Back Matter
Dynamics of Mechanical Systems by Harold Josephs on page 344
Modern Accident Investigation and Analysis by Ted S. Ferry in Back Matter
Traffic Accident Investigators' Lamp Analysis Manual by R. W. Rivers in Back Matter

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