International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury

1989 IRCOBI Conference Proceedings

13 - 15 September 1989; Stockholm (Sweden)

International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury


Table of Contents

Session 1: Biomechanics of head injuries
MEANINGFUL CONCEPTS OF HEAD INJURY CRITERIA
W Goldsmith
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS FOR THE TRANSLATIONAL ENERGY CRITERIA: OVERALL HEAD INJURIES
V Rojanavanich, R L Stalnaker
HEAD IMPACTS AND BRAIN INJURY IN FATALLY INJURED PEDESTRIANS
G A Ryan, A J McLean, A T S Vilenius, C N Kloeden, D A Simpson, P C Blumbergs
HELMETS : A NEW LOOK AT DESIGN AND POSSIBLE PROTECTION
P D Hopes, B P Chinn
EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF HUMAN FACIAL TOLERANCE TO INJURIES
D Cesari, M Ramet, E Welbourne
SHIN GUARD IMPACT PROTECTION
M Philippens, J Wismans
Session 2: Biomechanics of thorax injuries
LOADING AND LOCATION OF RIB FRACTURES IN SIMULATED 90-DEGREES CAR/CAR SIDE IMPACTS WITH POST MORTEM HUMAN SUBJECTS
D Kallieris, G Schmidt, R Mattern
EFFECTIVENESS OF A MECHANICAL PRETENSIONER ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SEAT BELTS
F Zuppichini
Biomechanical Model for Pressure Transmission into the Lung, with Application to Blast Injury and Blunt Thoracic Impact
D I Oeters, C L Morfey
AN ASSESSMENT OF CRITERIA FOR THE PREDICTION OF CONTUSION INJURY UNDER NON-PENETRATING THORACIC IMPACT
I S Bush, S A Challener
AUGMENTATION BY FOAM MATERIALS OF LUNG INJURY PRODUCED BY BLAST WAVES - THE ROLE OF STRESS WAVES IN THORACIC VISCERAL INJURY AT HIGH RATES OF ENERGY TRANSFER
G J Cooper, B P Pearce, S R Cater, C E Kenward, D Townsend
Session 3: Other injury protection
The crash severity indicator - theoretical background and performance in real world crashes
B Aldman, A Kullgren, P Nygren, C Tingvall,
Car model safety rating using paired comparisons
M Krafft, C Nygren, C Tingvall
THE PROTECTION OF HORSE RIDERS IN IMPACTS WITH THE GROUND
H Hunt, N J Mills
MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS OF PEDESTRIAN LOWER LEG IMPACTS
D P Wood, S O Riordain
EXAMINATION OF THE THEORETICAL BASES OF CURRENT INJURY INDICES AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE FUTURE
R H Eppinger, S Shaibani
SYNTHETIC BONE FOR IMPACT STUDIES
J N Snider, J Wasserman, T Kress, P M Fuller, R Benson, G Tucker