Numerical and physical modelling of the human head under impact - Towards new injury criteria

International Journal of Vehicle Design

Volumn 32, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 94-115

  Willinger, Rémy ^a   Baumgartner, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Accident reconstruction; Brain; Dummy head; Finite element method; Injury criteria

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BONE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FREQUENCIES; IMPACT TESTING; STIFFNESS;

BONE FRACTURE;

BRAIN;

EID: 0037937438     PISSN: 01433369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJVD.2003.003239     Document Type: Article

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