PICK-UP TRUCK REAR WINDOW TEMPERED GLASS AS A HEAD RESTRAINT-HEAD AND NECK LOADS RELATIVE TO INJURY REFERENCE CRITERIA

A series of rear impact tests of varying severity was performed using a mini pick-up truck with an instrumented Hybrid III dummy at the driver position. Head, neck and chest loads were monitored. The severities of these loads from an injury standpoint were assessed using biomechanically based reference criteria that are particularly suitable for the Hybrid III. The glass installation performed well as a head restraint. Glass fracture from head impact was achieved only when the glass was predamaged, with surface scratches on the outer (tensile) side. The amazing strength and flexibility of tempered glass and the dramatic reduction in strength caused by small surface scratches are demonstrated. For the covering abstract of the conference see TRIS 399532. (Author/TRRL)

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the Twenty-Eighth Stapp Car Crash Conference, Chicago, Illinois, November 6-7, 1984.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

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  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Nyquist, G W
  • Dupont, F T
  • PATRICK, L M
• Publication Date: 1984-11

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 75-86
• Serial:
  • SAE Technical Paper
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • ISSN: 0148-7191
  • EISSN: 2688-3627
  • Serial URL: http://papers.sae.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anthropometry; Biophysics; Conferences; Crash tests; Delivery vehicles; Deployable head restraints; Dummies; Head; Headrests; Injuries; Injury severity; Light trucks; Prevention; Rear end crashes; Safety glass; Strength of materials; Tempered glass; Thorax; Trucks; Vehicle rear end; Vehicle windows; Vertebrae; Windshields
• Uncontrolled Terms: Head injuries; Rear; Rear windows
• ITRD Terms: 1618: Anthropometric dummy; 2060: Biomechanics; 2040: Cervical vertebrae; 8525: Conference; 1399: Head restraint; 1648: Impact test (crash); 2163: Injury; 1236: Lorry; 9149: Prevention; 9067: Rear; 1620: Rear end collision; 1447: Safety glass; 1623: Severity (accid, injury); 5544: Strength (mater); 2083: Thorax; 1311: Windscreen (veh)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment; I84: Personal Injuries; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00399537
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• ISBN: 0-89883-711-1
• Report/Paper Numbers: P-152
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 25 2004 2:44AM