Impact Acceleration Stress: A Symposium

National Research Council

doi:10.17226/20270

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National Research Council. 1962. Impact Acceleration Stress: A Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/20270.

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515 pages | 7 x 10 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/20270

Chapters		skim
Front Matter	i-v
Welcome	1-4
Review of NASA Impact Work and Plans	5-16
Review and Forecast of Impact Studies, United States Army	17-20
Federal Aviation Agency Impact Research	21-24
Biomechanical Problems of the Lumbar Spine	25-26
The Physiologic Accelerometers	27-34
French Observations and Research Concerning Impact and Crash	35-38
Aviation Crash Injury Research--Review of the Flight Safety Foundation Impact Work and Plans	39-44
Causes of Impact Injury in Automobile Accidents	45-60
Human and Animal Impact Studies in U.S. Universities	61-68
Automotive Impact	69-82
Impact Studies of the United States Aerospace Industry	83-120
Biomechanics of Impact Injury	121-122
Jolt Effects of Impact on Man	123-130
Biomechanical Studies on the Bones of the Face	131-134
Steering Wheel Impact	135-140
Criteria for Injury Potential	141-144
Experiences in Head Injury and Skeletal Research	145-158
Impact Damage to Internal Organs	159-172
Comparison of the Dynamic Characteristics of Dummies, Animals and Man	173-184
A Comparison of the Responses of Men and Dummies to Ship Shock Motions, Part 1 & 2	185-190
A Minimal Compression Fracture of T-3 as a Result of Impact	191-194
The Dynamics of Human Restraint Systems	195-258
A Research Program to Develop a 60 "G" Personnel Restraint System	259-264
Full Body Support Systems	265-270
An Analog Computer Which Determines Human Tolerance to Acceleration	271-300
Some Current Impact Studies in Great Britain	301-312
USAF Impact Acceleration Program and Facilities	313-322
Path of Body Travel	323-332
Application of the Impact Sensitivity Method to Animate Structure	333-344
Automotive Human Crash Studies	345-354
Investigations on Long-Stretching Body Restraints	355-362
Appendixes	363-362
Appendix I: Program of the Impact Acceleration Stress Symposium	363-366
Appendix II: List of Participants	367-374
A Chronological Bibliography on the Biological Effects of Impact	375-508

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