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http://dx.doi.org/10.3795/KSME-A.2010.34.11.1727

Forensic Engineering Study on Assessment of Damage to Aerial Lifter Parts  

Kim, Eui-Soo (National Institute of Scientific Investigation)
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A / v.34, no.11, 2010 , pp. 1727-1732 More about this Journal
Abstract
Forensic engineering is the area of expertise of people qualified to serve as engineering experts in courts of law or during arbitration proceedings. An aerial-lifter can lift and carry load, including people, using power. Recently, failure of aerial-lifter internal parts while working and sweeping causing injuries and damage to property almost always generates conflict between the automaker and customer. Hence, the investigation of such events generally involves an engineering analysis. One of the possible reasons for accidents, such as a vehicle catching fire is the failure of oil pressure machine and the supporting pin. The results of formal inspections and engineering tests can reveal the cause for the failure of the mechanical parts. Therefore, the failure mechanism is analyzed by adopting fractography methods and by applying an instrumented indentation technique to compare the material properties of the reference part with those of the malfunctioning part.
Keywords
Forensic Engineering; Instrumented Indentation Technique; Failure; Fractography; Accident Investigation;
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