Re: gruesome question

[Taha Mzoughi <mzoughi@RA.MSSTATE.EDU>]

I am not sure about the answer but I know that there are different types of
Asphalt. Pourous Asphalt is becoming popular because it seems that it also
provides some noise reduction. A good question would be to identify if the
Asphalt in question is pourous.

Taha
> Sometimes you get asked weird questions, here is one I hope someone
> can give me some insight to (I suppose I could get called to testify
> on this).
>
> The county prosecutor's office called me with the following question.
> A car is sitting on an asphalt roadway. Blood is found around and
> UNDER a tire. But they don't think the car drove over the blood (no
> tracks). Is normal asphalt porous enough for blood to seep under the
> tire without moving the tire?
>
> I'm thinking probably yes (asphalt starts out as separate particles
> so capillary action between the grains could do the job), but is
> there anyway to establish that for sure? How porous is asphalt?
>
> kyle


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