Frontal thoracic response to dynamic loading: The role of superficial tissues, viscera, and the rib cage

International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Impact - 2005 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 355-365

  Kent, Richard ^a   Murakami, Daisuke ^b   Kobayashi, Seiichi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b NISSAN MOTOR CO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Finite element modeling; Restraint systems; Thoracic injury; Thorax; Validation data

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT MODELING; RESTRAINT SYSTEMS; THORACIC INJURY; THORAX; VALIDATION DATA;

BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; DYNAMIC LOADS; HISTOLOGY; STIFFNESS; TISSUE;

LOADING;

EID: 34248539377     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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