DEFORMATION OF VEHICLES IN ACCIDENT SIMULATION TESTS. EXPERIMENTAL AND COMPUTER SIMULATION AS AN AID TO ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION

DEFORMATIONSVERHALTEN VON FAHRZEUGEN BEI UNFALLSIMULATIONSVERSUCHEN. EXPERIMENTELLE UND RECHNERISCHE SIMULATION ALS HILFSMITTEL ZUR UNFALLREKONSTRUKTION

On the basis of the data illustrated, this report shows how accurate reconstructed information on the relative velocities of vehicles at the beginning of impact may be obtained with the aid of vehicle characteristics and easily available accident statistics only. The accident simulation tests are described and some results are discussed together with their application to accident analysis. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Information Verlag

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  D-7634 Kippenheim,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • Seiffert, U
  • Boersch, F
• Publication Date: 1976-1

Language

• German

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 5-14
• Serial:
  • Verkehrsunfall
  • Volume: 14
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Information Verlag

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Calculation; Crash diagrams; Crash investigation; Crash reconstruction; Crash tests; Crashes; Deceleration; Deformation; Simulation; Speed; Tests; Vehicle characteristics; Vehicles; Velocity
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 1057: Air transport network; 9001: Behaviour; 6464: Calculation; 5416: Deceleration; 5595: Deformation; 1648: Impact test (crash); 1621: Reconstruction (accid); 9103: Simulation; 5408: Speed; 6255: Test
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I80: Accident Studies; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00170376
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 28 1978 12:00AM