The Development of a Model for the Study of Head Injury

670923

02/01/1967

Event
11th Stapp Car Crash Conference (1967)
Authors Abstract
Content
Experiments have revealed that the brain of the experimental animal behaves elastically in response to dynamic forces in situ. The response of the skull of the human cadaver has been investigated by means of static load-deflection tests and impact and mechanical impedance tests. This information has been used to construct a two-dimensional head model consisting of a polyester resin shell reinforced with fiberglas with plexiglass sides; a clear silicone gel brain; and spinal cord simulated by a plexiglass tube containing silicone gel supported by a piston-spring assembly. Several frames taken from motion pictures recorded at 7,000 frames/sec. show how pressure gradients in the model are displayed by observing the growth and location of bubbles during impact.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/670923
Pages
7
Citation
Hodgson, V., Gurdjian, E., and Thomas, L., "The Development of a Model for the Study of Head Injury," SAE Technical Paper 670923, 1967, https://doi.org/10.4271/670923.
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Published
Feb 1, 1967
Product Code
670923
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English