Overlap car-to-car tests compared to car-to-half barrier and car-to-full barrier tests.

Author(s)
Ragland, C. & Dalrymple, G.
Year
Abstract

This paper presents some preliminary analyses of the laboratory crash tests for exploring possible test procedures that can be used to further evaluate structural integrity countermeasures for frontal crash protection. Particularly, a series of baseline car-to-car tests were conducted to provide comparisons of crash responses between full frontal barrier, car-to-barrier overlap and car-to-car overlap impacts. These tests were useful to provide a better understanding of the crash kinematics by crash mode. They were conducted at 63.5% overlap and 90% overlap. They were compared to previously conducted full frontal barrier and 50% overlap barrier tests at 25 mph and 35 mph.

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Library number
C 2727 (In: C 2572 [electronic version only]) /91 / IRRD 864761
Source

In: Proceedings of the thirteenth International Technical Conference on Experimental Safety Vehicles ESV, Paris, France, 4-7 November, 1991, Volume 2, p. 1180-1186, 4 ref.

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