SAE Transactions, Vol. 100, Section 6: JOURNAL OF PASSENGER CARS (1991), pp. 760-786 (27 pages) A highly controlled six-vehicle crash test program was conducted to provide an estimate of the ...

According to a report by the World Health Organization released a few years ago, one of the leading injury-related causes of death among people aged 15 to 44 years is, believe it or not, traffic ...

Impact tests are designed to measure the resistance to failure of a material to a suddenly applied force such as collision, falling object or instantaneous blow. The test measures the impact energy, ...

Background The German hang-glider association reports that approximately 60% of serious injuries resulting from hang-glider accidents are to the spine. The market-approval of back protectors ...

SAE Transactions, Vol. 98, Section 6: JOURNAL OF PASSENGER CARS (1989), pp. 472-480 (9 pages) A side impact study using eight impact configurations was conducted in conformity with a test method ...

Since 1900, when manufacturers started realizing the importance of impact tests, there has been no change in the basic physical aspects of either the test machine or the test procedure. It is a ...

COLUMBUS, Ind. – One in three child crash fatalities are caused by side-impact collisions, yet car seat manufacturers never have been required to simulate a “T-bone” scenario — until now. The National ...

COLUMBUS — One in three child crash fatalities are caused by side-impact collisions, yet car seat manufacturers never have been required to simulate a “T-bone” scenario — until now. The National ...

Background One injury mechanism in ice hockey is impact with the boards. We investigated whether more flexible hockey boards would provide less biomechanical loading on impact than did existing ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has proposed a new vehicle safety standard aimed at decreasing pedestrian deaths and injuries when struck by a vehicle. The proposed new ...