BREAKING STRENGTH OF THE HUMAN SKULL VS. IMPACT SURFACE CURVATURE

FORTY HUMAN CADAVERS WERE DROPPED WITH THEIR HEADS STRIKING AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS AGAINST SEVERAL SURFACES. PARAMETERS MEASURED AND COMPUTED INCLUDE DROP HEIGHT, VELOCITY, FORCE, HEAD ACCELERATIONS, PULSE DURATION, INJURY INDICES, ANGULAR ACCELERATION, AND ANTHROPOMETRY. FRONTAL FLAT PLATE IMPACT DATA IS COMPARED TO THAT OBTAINED FROM THE ALDERSON 50 PERCENTILE ANTHROPOMORPHIC DUMMY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO OBTAIN IMPACT DATA AT SKULL FRACTURE LEVEL WHICH CAN BE USED TO SET FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract No FH-11-7609
• Corporate Authors:

  Wayne State University

  School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery
  Detroit, MI  United States  48201
• Authors:
  • HODGSON, V R
  • THOMAS, L M
• Publication Date: 1972-6-30

Media Info

• Pagination: 65 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anthropometry; Cadavers; Crash injury research; Head; Injuries
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224104
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rept
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 25 1973 12:00AM