Vehicle Frontal Crush Stiffness Coefficients Trends

The severity of a traffic crash can be assessed by measuring crush damage and using crash test data. Crush analysis involves the calculation of the vehicle's A and B crush stiffness coefficients, which represent the damage threshold that can be sustained without producing any permanent crush. In this study, the authors classify vehicles produced from 1973 to 2014 by type, origin and weight class, then calculate the average A and B crush stiffness coefficients for each classification. They identify trends by also calculating the average A and B crush stiffness coefficients and standard deviations for several year spans between 1973 and 2014. The authors suggest that understanding how vehicle type, origin and weight influences A and B crush stiffness coefficients can be useful for crash reconstructionists conducting crush analysis.

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• Authors:
  • Kodsi, Sam
  • Selesnic, Sara
  • Attalla, Shady
  • Chakravarty, Avery
• Publication Date: 2017-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 23-28
• Serial:
  • Accident Reconstruction Journal
  • Volume: 27
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: National Association of Professional Accident Reconstruction Specialists
  • ISSN: 1057-8153
  • Serial URL: https://www.napars.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coefficients; Crash characteristics; Crash reconstruction; Crash severity; Crash tests; Frontal crashes; Stiffness; Traffic crashes; Trend (Statistics)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Vehicle crush
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01655964
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 2 2018 10:43AM