The effect of brain mass and moment of inertia on relative brain-skull displacement during low-severity impacts

International Journal of Crashworthiness

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 341-353

  Zou, H ^a   Kleiven, S ^b   Schmiedeler, J P ^a  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Analytical method; Brain displacement; Brain mass; Brain moment of inertia; Finite element method; Head impact; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

BRAIN MODELS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HUMAN FORM MODELS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; BRAIN DISPLACEMENT; BRAIN MASS; BRAIN MOMENT OF INERTIA; HEAD IMPACT;

ACCIDENTS;

EID: 41549092338     PISSN: 13588265     EISSN: 17542111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13588260701433024     Document Type: Article

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