CONTACT-IMPACT PROBLEMS. VOLUME 1: ENGINEERING REPORT AND USER'S MANUAL

The study report describes mathematical models for predictive purposes in crash-injury studies. Previous work in this area is extended and new developments are incorporated into a finite-element program for the analysis of biomechanical contact-impact problems.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Portions of this document are not fully legible. Volume 2 is HS-805 630.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of California, Berkeley

  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  Davis Hall
  Berkeley, CA  United States  94720-1710

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • TAYLOR, R L
  • Sackman, J L
• Publication Date: 1980-8

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 467 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Biophysics; Computer programming; Crash injury research; Crashes; Dynamics; Finite element method; Head; Impacts; Kinematics; Manuals; Mathematical models; Motion; Research; Simulation
• Old TRIS Terms: Contacting
• Subject Areas: Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00347908
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: UCSESM-78-4-1 Final Rpt., HS-805 629
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-6-01443
• Files: HSL, NTIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 30 1982 12:00AM