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Governed by strict regulations and the intricate balance of complex interactions among variables, the application of mechanics to vehicle crashworthiness is not a simple task. It demands a solid understanding of the fundamentals, careful analysis, and practical knowledge of the tools and techniques...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Huang, Matthew
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, c2002.
Subjects:
Automobiles > Dynamics > Mathematics.
Automobiles > Crashworthiness.
Traffic accidents.
Automobiles > Dynamique > Mathématiques.
Automobiles > Résistance aux collisions.
Automobiles > Crashworthiness
Automobiles > Dynamics > Mathematics
Traffic accidents
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; PREFACE; TABLE OF CONTENTS; 1. CRASH PULSE AND KINEMATICS; 2. CRASH PULSE CHARACTERIZATION; 3. CRASH PULSE PREDICTION BY CONVOLUTION METHODS; 4. BASICS OF IMPACT AND EXCITATION MODELING; 5. RESPONSE PREDICTION BY NUMERICAL METHODS; 6. IMPULSE, MOMENTUM, AND ENERGY; 7. CRASH SEVERITY AND RECONSTRUCTION; LIST OF FIGURES; UNIT CONVERSIONS; INDEX