International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury

1995 IRCOBI Conference Proceedings

13 - 15 September 1995; Brunnen (Switzerland)

International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury


Table of Contents

Bertil Aldman Memorial Lecture
CHILDREN ARE NOT MINIATURE ADULTS
C Tarriere
Introduction
A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THE RISKS FROM THE ABLE OF ACCEPTANCE AND ACCIDENT COSTS
P Hehlen
Session 1: Leg injuries to car occupants
INJURIES OF THE LOWER LEGS - FOOT, ANKLE JOINT, TIBIA; MECHANISMS, TOLERANCE LIMITS, INJURY - CRITERIA EVALUATION OF A RECENT BIOMECHANIC EXPERIMENT-SERIES (Impact-tests with a Pneumatic-Biomechanic-Impactor)
F Schueler, R Mattern, F Zeidler, D Scheunert
LOWER LIMB INJURIES TO PASSENGER CAR OCCUPANTS
B Fildes, J Lenard, J Lane, P Vulcan, K Seyer
Session 2: Child protection improvement
THE PERFORMANCE OF TETHERED AND UNTETHERED FORWARD FACING CHILD RESTRAINTS
J Brown, P Kelly, M Griffiths, S Tong, R Pak, T Gibson
CHILD RESTRAINT PERFORMANCE IN SIDE IMPACTS WITH AND WITHOUT TOP TETHERS AND WITH AND WITHOUT RIGID ATTACHMENT (CANFIX)
P Kelly, J Brown, M Griffiths
Session 3: Biomechanics of pedestrian injuries
SHEARING AND BENDING HUMAN KNEE JOINT TESTS IN QUASI-STATIC LATERAL LOAD
M Ramet, R Bouquet, F Bermond, Y Caire, M Bouallegue
VEHICLE TRAVEL SPEEDS AND THE INCIDENCE OF FATAL PEDESTRIAN CRASHES
R W G Anderson, A J McLean, M J B Farmer, B H Lee, C G Brooks
INJURY RISK OF VULNERABLE ROAD USERS IN CASE OF ACCIDENTS WITH CRASH BAR EQUIPPED OFF-ROAD VEHICLES
H Zellmer, D Otte
Session 4: Other biomechanics
THE BIOFIDELITY OF HYBRID III DUMMIES
D Kallieris, A Rizzetti, R Mattern
FRACTURE PATTERNS OF HUMAN CADAVER LONG BONES
T A Kress, D J Porta, J N Snider, P M Fuller, J P Psihogios, W L Heck, S J Frick, J F Wasserman
SIMULATION OF MUSCLE TENSING IN PRE-IMPACT BRACING
G S Klopp, J R Crandall, E M Sieveka, W D Pilkey
A NEW METHOD TO DETERMINE THE BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF HUMAN AND DUMMY JOINTS
C S Parenteau, D C Viano
Session 5: Biomechancis of head and neck injuries
TOPOGRAPHY AND QUANTITATION OF AXONAL INJURY AS DEFINED BY AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN AND THE SECTOR SCORING METHOD IN LATERAL AND OCCIPITAL HEAD IMPACTS: A PRELIMINARY REPORT
P C Blumbergs, G Scott, J Manavis, H Wainwright, A J McLean, C Kloeden, D A Simpson
INDUSTRIAL HEAD INJURIES AND THE PERFORMANCE OF HELMETS
A Hulme, N J Mills, A Gilchrist
THE INCIDENCE OF CEREBRAL CONTUSIONS IN THE HUMAN: A PHYSICAL MODELING STUDY
D I Shreiber, T A Gennarelli, D F Meaney
HEAD BIOMECHANICS: FROM THE FINITE ELEMENT MODEL TO THE PHYSICAL MODEL
R Willinger, L Taleb, P Pradoura
COMPARISON OF HEAD-NECK KINEMATICS DURING REAR END IMPACT BETWEEN STANDARD HYBRID III, RID NECK, VOLUNTEERS AND PMTO's
B C Geigl, H Steffan, C Dippel, M H Muser, F Walz, M Y Svensson
SOFT TISSUE INJURY OF THE CERVICAL SPINE IN REAR-END AND FRONTAL CAR COLLISIONS
M v Koch, A Kullgren, A Lie, A Nygren, C Tingvall
BIODYNAMICS OF CERVICAL SPINAL INJURY
F A Pintar, N Yoganandan, M B Schlick
Session 6: Occupant protection and car design
MEASURING CRASHWORTHINESS: MAKE/MODEL RATINGS AND THE INFLUENCE OF AUSTRALIAN DESIGN RULES FOR MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY
M Cameron, C Finch, S Newstead, T Le, A Graham, M Griffiths, M Pappas, J Haley
PRE-CRASH SENSING OF OCCUPANT CHARACTERISTICS AND POSITION: ENHANCING SECONDARY SAFETY SYSTEM PERFORMANCE
A J Grafton, M D Galer Flyte, P D King, M R Jackson
IMPACT MODELING STUDIES FOR A THREE-WHEELED SCOOTER TAXI
D Mohan, J Kajzer, K S Bawa-Bhalla, A Chawla, Sarabjit Singh
PASSIVE SAFETY POTENTIAL OF LOW MASS VEHICLES
R Kaeser, M Muser, O Spiess, P Frei, J M Guenat, L Wingeier
INJURY SEVERITY IN SIDE IMPACTS - IMPLICATIONS FOR SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG
A M Hassan, A P Morris, M Mackay, Y Haland
CAR AND TRUCK COLLISIONS REVISITED
A W Scott, A M Hassan, T J Gillam, M Mackay
ACCIDENT DATA AND THE PASSIVE SAFETY OF VEHICLES OR CAN YOU RATE THE PASSIVE SAFETY OF VEHICLES FROM ACCIDENT DATA?
R Zobel
DYNAMIC MOTION OF THE FLOOR PAN AND AXIAL LOADING THROUGH THE FEET IN FRONTAL CRASH TESTS
S M Kuppa, E M Sieveka
INJURY MECHANISMS FOR PELVIS FRACTURES OF NEARSIDE OCCUPANTS IN LATERAL CAR IMPACTS AND INFLUENCES OF DEFORMATION CHARACTERISTICS
D Otte, T Pohlemann
REAR SEAT OCCUPANTS IN FRONTAL CRASHES - ADULTS AND CHILDREN - THE EFFECTS OF RESTRAINT SYSTEMS
D F Huelke, C P Compton