Development and validation of a coupled head-neck FEM-application to whiplash injury criteria investigation

International Journal of Crashworthiness

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 40-63

  Meyer, F ^a   Bourdet, N ^a   Gunzel, K ^a   Willinger, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

head neck finite element model; neck injury criteria; whiplash injury

Indexed keywords

CRASH PULSE; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; IN-DEPTH INVESTIGATION; NECK INJURY; NECK MODEL; REAR IMPACT; TISSUE LEVELS; WHIPLASH INJURY;

ACCIDENTS; TISSUE;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 84872961226     PISSN: 13588265     EISSN: 17542111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13588265.2012.732293     Document Type: Article

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