Module Descriptors
FORENSIC ENGINEERING MODELLING & SIMULATION
MECH50645
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 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 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 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
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