The influence of the body on the response of the helmeted head during impact

According to helmet standards, the absorption capacity of helmets is assessed through impact of a headform fitted with the helmet onto an anvil. It implies that the effect of the rest of the body on impact outputs has been assumed to be negligible. The purpose of this work was to investigate this ef...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ghajari, Mazdak
Other Authors: Galvanetto, Ugo ; Iannucci, Lorenzo
Published: Imperial College London 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.528743