Evaluating the performance of helmet linings incorporating fluid channels

Journal of ASTM International

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Stewart, D ^a   Young, L R ^a   Goel, R ^a   Christou, G ^a   Gilchrist, M D ^b  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Head injury; Helmet; Impact testing; Ski injury; Vinyl nitrile foam

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; DIAMETER CHANNELS; EPS FOAMS; EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE; FLUID CHANNELS; FOAM MATERIAL; HEAD INJURIES; HEAD INJURY CRITERION; HELMET; HELMET LINERS; REPEATED IMPACT; SKI INJURY; VINYL NITRILE FOAM;

CYANIDES; FLUIDS; GLYCEROL; IMPACT TESTING; POLYSTYRENES; SAFETY DEVICES; SPORTS MEDICINE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

EID: 78751671678     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1546962X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/JAI102821     Document Type: Article

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