A thermomechanical theory of impact trauma

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering

Volumn 216, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 883-895

  Neal Sturgess, C E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abbreviated injury scale; Biomechanics; Continuum damage mechanics; Head injury criterion; Impact trauma; Injury criteria; Irreversible thermodynamics; Neck injury criterion; Virtual power; Viscous criterion

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; AUTOMOBILES; BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; STANDARDS; VELOCITY;

ABBREVIATED INJURY SCALE; CONTINUUM DAMAGE MECHANICS; IMPACT TRAUMA; INJURY CRITERIA; IRREVERSIBLE THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOMECHANICAL THEORY; VIRTUAL POWER;

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS;

EID: 0036928950     PISSN: 09544070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095440702321031432     Document Type: Article

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