A METHOD FOR DETERMINING CRUSH STIFFNESS COEFFICIENTS FROM OFFSET FRONTAL AND SIDE CRASH TESTS

A need exists for an understanding of the degree to which vehicle frontal structures behave in a collision in a homogeneous manner. Before a comparative analysis of full-overlap crush response versus partial-overlap/offset crush response can be performed, a method needs to be developed for determining crush stiffness coefficients from partial-overlap/offset frontal test collisions. A method is set forth that allows for the determination of crush stiffness coefficients from tests involving partial-overlap/offset frontal collisions with a fixed deformable barrier. This method is extended to tests involving side impacts with movable barriers. (A) For the covering abstract of the publication see IRRD E200601.

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  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

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• Authors:
  • NEPTUNE, J A
  • FLYNN, J E
• Conference:
  • SAE PUBLICATION SP-1319. ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION: TECHNOLOGY AND ANIMATION VIII. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1998 SAE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS & EXPOSITION, FEBRUARY 23-26, 1998, DETROIT, MICHIGAN, USA (SAE TECHNICAL PAPER 980024)
• Publication Date: 1998-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 71-88

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Calculation; Conferences; Crash reconstruction; Crash tests; Crushing; Force; Frontal crashes; Loss and damage; Mathematical models; Side crashes; Speed; Stiffness
• ITRD Terms: 6464: Calculation; 8525: Conference; 5176: Crushing; 1614: Damage; 5421: Force; 1640: Head on collision; 1648: Impact test (crash); 6473: Mathematical model; 1621: Reconstruction (accid); 1630: Side impact; 5408: Speed; 5931: Stiffness
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00761723
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• ISBN: 0-7680-0139-0
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Apr 15 1999 12:00AM