Effects of restitution in the application of crush coefficients.

Author(s)
McHenry, R.R. & McHenry, B.G.
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Abstract

Effects of restitution on damage interpretations are compounded by the fact that restitution acts to reduce the amount of residual deformation, for a given maximum dynamic crush, while also acting to increase the total impact speed change. This paper presents a revised analytical procedure to include restitution effects for the Calspan Reconstruction of Accident Speeds on the Highway (CRASH) program and refinements to the restitution modeling within the Simulation Model of Automobile Collisions (SMAC) program. The conversion of vehicle impact test results into inputs for the two revised programs is also included. The effects of the refinements to the damage analysis procedures on reconstruction results are illustrated by direct comparisons with corresponding results produced by the original SMAC and CRASH programs and with measured data from full-scale vehicle impact tests. (A)

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C 10629 (In: C 10613 [electronic version only]) /80 /91 / IRRD 899774
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In: Accident reconstruction : technology and animation VII : papers presented at the International Congress & Exposition, Detroit, Michigan, February 24-27, 1997, SAE technical paper 970960, p. 305-325, 13 ref.

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