DETERMINATION OF CAUSE OF DAMAGE TO AN AUTOMOBILE

Two cases in which there was unusual damage sustained by vehicles during a collision sequence are presented and discussed. The specific causes of the vehicular damage are identified, and the relationship between the analysis of the damage and the stated sequence of events is presented. An accurate understanding of the actual events that occurred in the collision sequences was obtained through the photographic and collision deformation analyses conducted.

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  American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

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• Authors:
  • Kuperstein, I S
• Publication Date: 1984-7

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 923-929
• Serial:
  • Journal of Forensic Sciences
  • Volume: 29
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
  • ISSN: 0022-1198
  • EISSN: 1556-4029
  • Serial URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1556-4029

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Crash analysis; Crash injury research; Crashes; Loss and damage; Photographs; Research; Traffic congestion; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Causes
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00396517
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 561
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 31 1985 12:00AM