Overview
- First book on the mechanics of pedestrian and cyclist impact
Part of the book series: Solid Mechanics and Its Applications (SMIA, volume 166)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
The aim of this book is to present pedestrian injuries from a biomechanical perspective. We aim to give a detailed treatment of the physics of pedestrian impact, as well as a review of the accident databases and the relevant injury criteria used to assess pedestrian injuries. A further focus will be the effects on injury outcome of (1) pedestrian/vehicle position and velocity at impact and (2) the influence of vehicle design on injury outcome. Most of the content of this book has been published by these and other authors in various journals, but this book will provide a comprehensive treatment of the biomechanics of pedestrian impacts for the first time. It will therefore be of value to new and established researchers alike.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Pedestrian and Cyclist Impact
Book Subtitle: A Biomechanical Perspective
Authors: Ciaran Simms, Denis Wood
Series Title: Solid Mechanics and Its Applications
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2743-6
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-481-2742-9Published: 14 August 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-3681-8Published: 14 March 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-90-481-2743-6Published: 21 July 2009
Series ISSN: 0925-0042
Series E-ISSN: 2214-7764
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 230
Topics: Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics, Automotive Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering, Engineering Design, Machinery and Machine Elements, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics