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A Repeated-Crash Test Technique for Assessment of Structural Impact Behavior
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An economical alternative technique is presented for obtaining vehicle frontal crush characteristics from a series of repeated low speed barrier crashes. Results were analyzed using a technique of linear correlation of residual crush depth with a defined crush energy parameter. The data compared closely with crashes reported in the literature, and suggested that the structure exhibits only a slight strain rate sensitivity. Crush energy is shown to correlate well with dynamic crush depth. Relations among dynamic and residual crush and recovery distance are reported, Velocity restitution is shown to be about constant at 15% over the impact velocity range employed. A force-deflection relation based on the offset force linear harmonic oscillator theory is suggested, shown to agree quite well with data. Repeated crash testing can be an effective method to obtain information needed for development of analytical and predictive tools useful in design and reconstruction.
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Warner, C., Allsop, D., and Germane, G., "A Repeated-Crash Test Technique for Assessment of Structural Impact Behavior," SAE Technical Paper 860208, 1986, https://doi.org/10.4271/860208.Also In
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