EVALUATION OF PELVIC FRACTURE TOLERANCE IN SIDE IMPACT

In 36 transverse impact tests against the pelvis of ten cadavers, fracture tolerance was found to decrease with age and to be lower for female than male subjects. The maximum limit value for the impact speed is between 30 and 35 kph. The maximum impact force, or a derived parameter such as impulse, is a better pelvis injury criterion than acceleration, which does not correlate well with speed. The pelvis tolerance limit for force would be about 5000 N; for impulse, it would be 100 N.s.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Published in HS-030 682 (SAE-P-88), "Stapp Car Crash Conference (24th) Proceedings," Warrendale, Pennsylvania, 1980, pp 229-53. Conference held in Troy, Michigan, 15-17 October 1980. Research sponsored by French Ministry of Transportation, Direction des Routes et de la Circulation Routiere, and European Economic Community.
• Corporate Authors:

  National Council for Road Safety

  Laboratoire des Chocs et de Biomecanique
  69500 Bron,   France 
• Authors:
  • Cesari, D
  • Ramet, M
  • Clair, P-Y
• Publication Date: 1980

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 25 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cadavers; Crash tests; Engineering tolerance; Females; Fracture mechanics; Impact studies; Injuries; Males; Pelvis; Side crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Fracture
• Old TRIS Terms: Tolerances
• Subject Areas: Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00371819
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE-801306, HS-030 690
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 29 1983 12:00AM