Age effects on thoracic injury tolerance

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages

  Zhou, Qing ^a   Rouhana, Stephen W ^a   Melvin, John W ^a  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BONE; HISTOLOGY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TISSUE;

BELT LOADINGS; FRONTAL IMPACT LOADINGS; HUMAN BODIES; HUMAN CADAVER; INJURY TOLERANCE; PIECEWISE LINEAR; RESTRAINT SYSTEMS; THORACIC INJURY;

FITS AND TOLERANCES;

EID: 85072506710     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/962421     Document Type: Conference Paper

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