Module Descriptors
FORENSIC ENGINEERING MODELLING & SIMULATION
MECH50287
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Peter Barnes
Email: P.Barnes@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
  • EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 50%
  • REPORT weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Learning Strategies
2 hours lecture x 10
1 hour tutorial x 10
3 hour practical activity x 2
(1:n) (1:20) (1:20)
Module Additional Assessment Details
End Examination 2 hours, 50% assessing learning outcomes 1 and 3.
Modelling and Simulation report 1500 words app + simulation files, 50% assessing learning outcomes 2 and 3.
Module Indicative Content
Statistics of failure
Process and mechanical simulation
Case studies in catastrophic failure to illustrate Poor design, manufacturing
Modelling & Simulation Packages (bodies in collision, mechanisms) and their use in accident simulation
Module Texts
Noon R K Forensic Engineering Investigation CRC Press 2001 ISBN 0849309115
Lewis PR, Reynolds K, Gagg C Forensic Materials Engineering: Case Studies CRC Press 2003 ISBN0849311829
Via ForensicNetBase e-resource
Devore JL Probability & Statistics 6th Edn Thomson 2004 ISBN 0534466834
O'Connor P Practical Reliability Engineering 2nd Edn 2002 Wiley ISBN 0470844639

Module Resources
SPSS, Excel, visualVastrans Desktop
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None