MOTIONS OF PASSENGER CARS IN LOW-SPEED FALLS OVER EMBANKMENTS
An analysis of the dynamics of motions of passenger cars in falls over embankments at speeds less than that required to launch a car into a free-fall trajectory is developed in this paper as an aid in evaluating initial vehicle speed in this particular type of crash involved in the forensic science field of accident reconstruction.
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Corporate Authors:
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
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Authors:
- Le Fevre, W F
- Publication Date: 1987-3
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References;
- Pagination: p. 467-480
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Serial:
- Journal of Forensic Sciences
- Volume: 32
- Issue Number: 2
- Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
- ISSN: 0022-1198
- EISSN: 1556-4029
- Serial URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1556-4029
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Automobiles; Crash reconstruction; Dynamics; Embankments; Forensic medicine; Free fall; Motor vehicles; Speed; Traffic speed
- Uncontrolled Terms: Low speed
- Old TRIS Terms: Determination
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I80: Accident Studies;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00491825
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Report/Paper Numbers: HS-040 082
- Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Mar 31 1990 12:00AM