SIDE IMPACT CRASH TESTING: THIRTY MPH SIDE IMPACT OF A HONDA CIVIC AND AN ESV LUMINAIRE SUPPORT. TEST REPORT

The report contains the results of a side impact crash test involving a 1984 Honda Civic and an energy dissipating Enquist-Svensen-Vanke (ESV) luminaire support. The test was performed at the Federal Outdoor Impact Laboratory (FOIL) located in McLean, Virginia. The automobile impacted the ESV pole at 29.9 mph (48.1 km/h) on the driver's side door. The impact location was aligned with the side impact dummy's shoulder with the seat in the midtrack position. The purpose of this test was to investigate the effect of this door structure on the impact response of the dummy, vehicle, and pole for a 30 mph (48.3 km/h) impact. Unfortunately, the ESV pole in this test was defective, and fracture occurred at its base. Because of the fracture failure, it is inappropraite to directly compare the results of this test to those of Tests 1 and 2. It is of interest to note, however, that the head of the dummy was only subjected to a glancing blow from the pole and both the Head Injury Criteria (HIC) and the Thoracic Trauma Index (TTI) values for this test were within allowable limits.

• Corporate Authors:

  Vanderbilt University

  Engineering Center for Transportation, Operations and Research
  Nashville, TN  United States  37235

  Federal Highway Administration

  Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, 6300 Georgetown Pike
  McLean, VA  United States  22101
• Authors:
  • Faramawi, M I
  • CARNEY, J F
  • Ray, M H
• Publication Date: 1992-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 48 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash injury research; Crash tests; Crashes; Design; Doors; Dummies; Head; Impact; Injuries; Luminaires; Side crashes; Speed; Structural supports; Testing; Vehicle safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Head injuries; Impact speed
• Old TRIS Terms: Door design; Injury prediction; Supports; Thoracic trauma index; Vehicular safety
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I84: Personal Injuries; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00628953
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/RD-92/032
• Contract Numbers: DTFH61-88-R-00092
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 30 1993 12:00AM