Abstract Survival in rollovers requires occupant compartment integrity and good restraint performance (including use of effective reminders) to prevent ejection and to protect an occupant's head and neck. We provide a discussion of why roof strength is critical to survival and present the results of a recent series of quasi-static tests of roof strength. We then propose a simple, direct dynamic test of roof strength that can provide critical new data on roof performance.


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    Title :

    Measuring rollover roof strength for occupant protection


    Contributors:
    Friedman, D (author) / Nash, C E (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2003




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English



    Classification :

    BKL:    55.20 Straßenfahrzeugtechnik



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