CRUSH CHARACTERISTICS OF AUTOMOBILE STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS

The response of the structural components was established based on the evaluation of displacement and/or strain measurements and detailed examination of the permanently deformed components following each test. Empirical factors were obtained which are useful for comparison of static and dynamic crush characteristics of a vehicle side door structure over a limited loading range.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Sponsored in part by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.
• Corporate Authors:

  National Bureau of Standards

  Connecticut Avenue at Van Ness Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20008

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • ROBINSON, D C
• Publication Date: 1975-1

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 46 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Crash injury research; Crash tests; Crashes; Crashworthiness; Doors; Dynamic tests; Research; Safety engineering; Strain measurement; Structural analysis; Structural design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Structural properties
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00090516
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: NBSIR-74-605 Final Rpt.
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 29 1975 12:00AM