STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF USAGE ON SEAT BELT STRENGTH

The Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation was commissioned by the Australian Department of Transport to carry out a testing program on used seat belts, including belts worn in frontal accidents. The objective of the program was to assess the effect of usage on the performance of the seat belt assembly. From this, it was hoped to obtain sufficient data to establish criteria for scrapping seat belts. This information would be of benefit to the motorist in helping him to assess whether the seat belts fitted to his vehicle would give him the protection intended. /Author/TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation

  P.O. Box 356
  Cooma North, New South Wales,   Australia 
• Publication Date: 1976

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 212 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buckles (Fasteners); Design; Deterioration; Drivers; Economic efficiency; Frontal crashes; Loss and damage; Manual safety belts; Performance; Seat belts; Strength of materials; Testing; Tests; Utilization; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency; Use
• ITRD Terms: 1475: Buckle (safety belt); 1614: Damage; 9011: Design (overall design); 5255: Deterioration; 5911: Efficiency; 1476: Safety belt; 5544: Strength (mater); 6255: Test; 9084: Use
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00165700
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Analytic
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Apr 26 1978 12:00AM