Tolerance limits and mechanical characteristics of the human thorax in frontal and side impact and transposition of these characteristics into protection criteria.

Author(s)
Walfisch, G. Chamouard, F. Lestrelin, D. Fayon, A. Tarriere, C. Got, C. Guillon, F. Patel, A. & Hureau, J.
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Abstract

A summary is given of the mechanical and biomechanical data pertaining to the human thorax collected from unembalmed, instrument-equipped cadavers during occurrence of frontal impact and during occurrence of side-impacts.

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B 21072 (In: B 21061) /84/ IRRD 265642
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In: Proceedings of the 7th Conference of the International Research Committee on Biokinetics of Impacts (IRCOBI), Cologne, September 8-10, 1982, p. 122-139, 13 graph., 16 ref.

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