CRASH TESTS ON A VEHICLE WITH A FLEXIBLE FRONT PART
CRASH-VERSUCHE AN EINEM FAHRZEUG MIT FLEXIBLEM FRONTTEIL
CRASH TESTS ON A FORD ESCORT RS 2000 HAVING A FLEXIBLE POLYURETHANE FRONT SHOWED THAT AT LOW IMPACT SPEEDS THE PLASTIC PART REMAINS UNDAMAGED EXCEPT FOR SCRATCHES. IF THE CAR BODY IS PROVIDED WITH ENERGY-ABSORBING FOAMED ELEMENTS, THEN COLLISIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT SPEEDS OF UP TO 8 KM PER HOUR WITHOUT ANY PERMANENT DAMAGE OCCURRING. THE TOTAL TIME NEEDED TO REPAIR DAMAGE SUSTAINED IN AN IMPACT WITH A TREE AND AN IMPACT WITH A WALL AT 12.1 KM PER HR WAS 14.5 HRS. THE TESTS CONFIRM THAT IT WOULD BE SENSIBLE TO USE POLYURETHANE FOR FLEXIBLE FRONT AND REAR SECTIONS OF VEHICLES.
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Authors:
- ANSELM, D
- DANNER, M
- SCHAEFER, H
- Publication Date: 1978
Language
- German
Media Info
- Pagination: 131-5
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Serial:
- Maschinenschaden
- Volume: 51
- Issue Number: 3
- Publisher: Allianz Versicherungs AG
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Costs; Crash tests; Deformation; Motor vehicle bodies; Plastics; Polyurethane resins; Repairing; Shock (Mechanics); Speed; Stiffness; Wear
- Uncontrolled Terms: Front
- ITRD Terms: 1356: Body (car); 224: Cost; 5595: Deformation; 9025: Front; 1648: Impact test (crash); 7454: Plastic material; 7428: Polyurethane; 3635: Repair; 5471: Shock; 5408: Speed; 5931: Stiffness; 5293: Wear
- Subject Areas: Finance; Research; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01289063
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)
- Files: ITRD
- Created Date: Nov 21 2010 1:36AM