TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Effect of humidity on dynamic characteristics of foam CF45 for the TRL pedestrian legform impactor
JO  - International journal of crashworthiness
A1  - Matsui, Yasuhiro
A1  - Takagi, Shunsuke
A1  - Takabayashi, Masaru
A1  - Jimbo, Hiroyuki
SP  - 352
EP  - 360
VL  - 19
IS  - 4
N2  - The improvement of computer simulation technology allows car designers to evaluate injury risks of newly designed bumpers using models of a car and the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) legform impactor. Since the Confor™ foam type CF45 of the TRL legform impactor is not a non-ferrous material, the material's dynamic compression characteristics should be clarified for the development of a highly reliable TRL legform impactor model. The stress-strain characteristics of CF45 of varying thickness were investigated under dynamic compression conditions. The humidity conditions were set at RH30% and RH60%. The effect of humidity on the stress-strain characteristics of CF45 was clarified. We proposed a stress-strain curve for the TRL legform impactor model.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 1358-8265
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13588265.2014.898382
ID  - ref1
ER  -