International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury

1990 IRCOBI Conference Proceedings

12 - 14 September 1990; Bron (France)

International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury


Table of Contents

Session 1: Protection in frontal impacts
SEAT BELTS AND NECK INJURIES
U Maag, D Desjardings, R Bourbeau, C Laberge-Nadeau
SEAT BELT PERFORMANCE AND AFTER-MARKET WEB-LOCKING DEVICES: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY
F Zuppichini
Human Cadaver and Hybrid III Responses to Axial Impacts of the Femur
R M Morgan, R H Eppinger, J H Marcus, H Nichols
Collisions of Heavy Trucks against Cars, Two-Wheelers and Pedestrians
F H Walz, C Strub, U Baumann, W Marty
EVALUATION OF PROTECTION CRITERIA ON THE BASIS OF STATISTICAL BIOMECHANICS
F Kramer, H Appel
Session 2: Protection in side impacts
REVIEW OF CADAVER RESPONSES TO LATERAL IMPACT AND DERIVED BIOFIDELITY TARGETS FOR DUMMIES
A K Roberts, E G Janssen, D Cesari
COMPUTER SIMULATION AND BIOFIDELITY CONSIDERATIONS OF EUROSID
P J A de Coo, J Wismans, E G Janssen
CRASH PERFORMANCE AND OCCUPANT SAFETY IN PASSENGER CARS INVOLVED IN SIDE IMPACTS
B N Fildes, A P Vulcan
Session 3: Users' protection in other transport modes
CRASH SURVIVABILITY ANALYSIS OF COMMUTER AIRCRAFT SEATS AND RESTRAINT SYSTEMS
D H Laananen
BODY PROTECTORS FOR HORSE-RIDERS
N J Mills, A Gilchrist
Session 4: Biomechanics of head and neck injuries
An Experimental and Analytical Approach to the Development of a Range of Neurovascular Trauma Indices
R J Boock, L E Thibault
THE RELATIVE MOTION CONCEPT OF BRAIN INJURY
A J McLean, P C Blumbergs, C N Kloeden, G J Palmer, G A Ryan
The Strain Dependent Pathophysiological Consequences of Inertial Loading on Central Nervous System Tissue
L E Thibault, T A Gennarelli, S S Margulies, J Marcus, R Eppinger
DETERMINATION OF CEREBRAL MOTION AT IMPACT THROUGH MECHANICAL IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT
R Willinger, D Cesari
Physical Model Studies of Cortical Brain Deformation in Response to High Strain Rate Inertial Loading
D F Meaney, L E Thibault
A PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF THE TRANSLATIONAL ENERGY CRITERIA: EVALUATION OF BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL HEAD IMPACT INJURY POTENTIALS
R L Stalnaker, V Rojanavanich
MEASUREMENT OF HEAD AND CHEST ACCELERATIONS DURING BOMB BLAST TESTING
T Smith, R L'Abbe, J Newman, V Crupi
SHOCK ABSORBING SURFACES FOR CHILDRENS' PLAYGROUNDS
J A Murgatroyd, F Bullen
AN IN-DEPTH STUDY OF NECK INJURIES IN REAR END COLLISIONS
I Olsson, O Bunketorp, G Carlsson, C Gustafsson, I Planath, H Norin, L Ysander
Session 5: Pedestrian and two-wheeler protection
The Present Situation of Pedestrian Accidents in Japan
O Hideyuki, o Koshiro, A SASAKI, N Ohashi, S Misawa
Response of the Knee Joint in Lateral Impact : Effect of Shearing Loads
J Kajzer, C Cavallero, S Ghanouchi, J Bonnoit, A Ghorbel
THE ROLE OF IN-DEPTH MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT STUDIES IN THE REDUCTION OF ACCIDENT TRAUMA
J B Pedder, J A Newman, G M Mackay
THE CORRELATION OF DAMAGE TO CRASH HELMETS WITH INJURY AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR INJURY TOLERANCE CRITERIA
P D Hope, B P Chinn
Protective Helmets and Cranio-Cerebral Trauma in Motorcycle Accidents : a preliminary study
D Doyle, E M Duffy