Citation

Chou CC, Zhao Y, Chai L, Co J, Lim GG, Lin TL. Proc. Stapp Car Crash Conf. 1995; 39: 335-348.

Affiliation

Ford Motor Co

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Society of Automotive Engineers SAE)

DOI

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PMID

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Abstract

In this study, experimental studies were conducted to obtain the properties of various foam materials. Finite element foam models were developed using LS-DYNA3D and the model predictions were validated against the experimental results. Numerous simulations were carried out for foams subjected to different loading conditions including the static compression, indentation, and tensile tests, and dynamic impacts with a featureless and a spherical headform. Comparisons of predicted and experimental results such as the headform response, which were predicted prior to an experimental verification, showed excellent correlations for all the cases.

Language: en