NON-SYMMETRICAL FRONT IMPACT AGAINST BARRIER: ANALYSIS OF THE BEHAVIOUR OF TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF CAR AND THE CONSEQUENCES ON OCCUPANTS

URTO FRONTALE NON SIMMETRICO CONTRO BARRIERA: ANALISI DEL COMPORTAMENTO DI DUE DIVERSI TIPI DI VETTURA E DELLE CONSEGUENZE SUGLI OCCUPANTI

The paper reports the results from 6 symmetrical and non-symmetrical front impact comparison tests against barrier, carried out on two types of car differing in weight, architecture and deformability. (TRRL)

• Authors:
  • Rossini, L R
• Publication Date: 1977-10

Language

• Italian

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 524-530
• Serial:
  • ATA Associazione Tecnica dell'Automobile
  • Volume: 30
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: Associazione Tecnica dell' Automobile

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anthropometry; Anthropometry; Automobiles; Barriers (Roads); Behavior; Crash tests; Deceleration; Deformation; Dynamics; Frontal crashes; Gross vehicle weight; Guardrails; Injury severity; Modulus of deformation; Shape; Speed; Vehicle design; Vehicle occupants; Vehicles; Weight
• Uncontrolled Terms: Barriers
• ITRD Terms: 9001: Behaviour; 5416: Deceleration; 5595: Deformation; 5473: Dynamics; 1640: Head on collision; 2055: Human body; 1648: Impact test (crash); 1686: Safety fence; 1623: Severity (accid, injury); 9073: Shape; 5408: Speed; 1255: Vehicle; 1715: Vehicle occupant; 5485: Weight
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Passenger Transportation; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I80: Accident Studies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00323390
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 12 1981 12:00AM