A biomechanical computational study of the role of helmet pads in mitigating blast-induced traumatic brain injury

IFMBE Proceedings

Volumn 31 IFMBE, Issue , 2010, Pages 1518-1521

  Li, Jianzhong ^a   Tan, Hwee Nah Serena ^a   Seng, Kok Yong ^a  

^a DSO NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (Singapore)

Author keywords

blast overpressure; blast induced traumatic brain injury; combat helmet; finite element human head and brain model; helmet padding; intracranial pressure

Indexed keywords

BLAST OVERPRESSURE; BLAST-INDUCED TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; COMBAT HELMET; FINITE ELEMENT; HELMET PADDING; INTRA-CRANIAL PRESSURE;

BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BIOPHYSICS; BRAIN; BRAIN MODELS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SAFETY DEVICES; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

EID: 77957976229     PISSN: 16800737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-14515-5_387     Document Type: Conference Paper

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