Citation

O'Riordain S, Vallet G, Wood DP, Cesari D. Proc. IRCOBI 1994; 22: 183-192.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury)

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Abstract

The dynamic response of individual cars in the full width barrier test describes the behavior of the fully engaged front structure of each car. A simplified representation of the full width barrier response is combined with hypothesized deformation behavior of the Offset and 30-Degree Angled rigid barrier tests to provide a model of the dynamic response in these two tests for deformations up to maximum dynamic crush. The responses predicted for four individual cars in the Offset and 30-Degree Angled rigid barrier tests are compared with the actual test responses.