International harmonization of side impact standards: Vehicle design and thoracic injury criteria trends

International Journal of Vehicle Design

Volumn 32, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 158-172

  Kent, Richard ^a   Crandall, Jeff ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

Harmonization; Injury criteria; Side impact; Thoracic injury

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; STANDARDS; VEHICLES;

VEHICLE DESIGN;

IMPACT TESTING;

EID: 0038613691     PISSN: 01433369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJVD.2003.003243     Document Type: Article

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