CRASHWORTHINESS OF VEHICLES

The book reviews information concerning the mechanics of vehicular impact, the plastic deformation which follows and the consequences for vehicle occupants. How the destructive consequences can be reduced or minimized when a collision occurs is of particular concern. Vehicular impact is reviewed for motor vehicles, aircraft, ships and railway coaches in the following parts: (1) principally on motor car collisions; (2) severe damage to rolling stock; (3) aircraft impact; (4) ship collisions. The work is intended to illustrate and indicate the value of engineering design and also analytical aspects of stress waves and plastic deformation. /TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  Mechanical Engineering Publications Limited

  P.O. Box 24, Northgate Avenue
  Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP32 6BW,   England 
• Authors:
  • Johnson, W
  • Mamalis, A G
• Publication Date: 1978

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: 129 p.
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Mechanical Engineering Publications Limited
  • Publisher: Mechanical Engineering Publications Limited
  • ISSN: 0954-4070

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aircraft; Buses; Crash injury research; Crashes; Crashworthiness; Design; Energy absorption; Impact studies; Occupant protection devices; Passenger cars; Passengers; Railroad trains; Research; Ships; Traffic crashes; Transportation safety; Vehicle design; Vehicle occupancy
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria; Impact protection; Motor vehicle accidents; Passenger safety
• Old TRIS Terms: Passenger car design
• ITRD Terms: 6758: Absorption; 1356: Body (car); 1352: Bumper; 1272: Bus; 1243: Car; 1631: Collision; 5595: Deformation; 9011: Design (overall design); 213: Energy; 1640: Head on collision; 2163: Injury; 1236: Lorry; 1623: Severity (accid, injury); 8526: Textbook; 1715: Vehicle occupant
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Design; Highways; Marine Transportation; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Railroads; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00184668
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 29 1978 12:00AM