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Conference Programme

International Crashworthiness Conference

Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan Gosho-kaido machi, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan.

http://www.kit.ac.jp/english/index.html

July 22 - 25, 2008

Organized by � The Editorial Members of the International Journal of Crashworthiness

� Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan � The University of Bolton

� Bolton Automotive & Aerospace Research Group

http://data.bolton.ac.uk/news/events/icrash2008/

Striving for Better Mobile Structural Crashworthine ss and Injury Prevention…….


E Clive Chirwa (The University of Bolton, Bolton, UK)

H. Hamada (Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan)

K. Mizuno (Nagoya University, Japan)

W. Abramowicz (Impact Design, Europe, Poland)

B. S. Acar (Loughborough University, UK)

J. A. Ambrosio (Institute Superior Technico, Portugal)

F. A. Bandak (Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Maryland, USA)

F. A. Berg (DEKRA Automobile GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany)

R. H. Grzebieta (University of New South Wales, Australia)

C-D Kan (The George Washington University, USA)

C. Kindervater (DFL, Germany)

A. G. Mamalis (National Technical University of Athens, Greece)

D. Otte (Medical University Hannover, Germany)

J. J. Quartuccio (Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, USA)

Programme Chairpersons

Distinguished Conference Scientific Faculty


H. Ichikawa (Japan Automobile Manufactures Association, Inc.)

Y. Hasegawa (Japan Automobile Manufactures Association, Inc.)

Y. Matsuoka (Nihon ESI K.K., Japan)

Y. Matsui (National Traffic Safety and Environment laboratory, Japan)

K. Yamazaki (Japan Automobile Research Institute)

S. Ujihashi (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan)

G. Ben (Nihon University, Japan)

T. Koizumi (Doshisha University, Japan)

S. Miyata (Takata Corporation, Japan)

X. Yi (AVIC I Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Material, China)

H. Shoji (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Japan)

K. Noma (TASS Japan)

A. Goto (Osaka Sangyo University, Japan)

M. Kotaki (Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan)

A Nakai

Amy Yang

Hamada laboratory Advanced Fibro-Science

Kyoto Institute of Technology Tel: (+81)-75-724-7844 Fax: (+81)-75-724-7800 E-mail: [email protected]

[email protected]

Please refer to the Conference Website for programm e updates: http://www.bolton.ac.uk/icrash2008

Local Organizing Committee

Conference Managers


Conference Reception - Monday 21 st July, 2008

18:00-20:00 3rd Floor, Karasuma Kyoto Hotel

***Conference Registration is also available during this time***

Guests and Friends are Welcome to enjoy the food and drinks

Pick-Up Service - Tuesday 22 nd July, 2008- Morning

Two Students will pick up the participants from Karasuma Kyoto Hotel to the Conference venue


Day One – Tuesday 22 nd July, 2008

8.00 – 09.00 Conference Registration - Tea and Coffee

09.00 – 09.05 Welcome Session General Chairperson: E Clive Chirwa, The University of Bolton, Bolton, UK Co-Chairpersons: Hiroyuki Hamada, Advanced Fibro-Science, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan K Mizuno, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan 09.05 – 09.30 OFFICIAL OPENING LECTURE Chair: Hiroyuki Hamada, Advanced Fibro-Science, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan Total Vehicle Safety Measures In Japan Dr Masayuki Shima Director International Affairs Office, Engineering & safety Dept., Road Transport Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan

Plenary Session Chair: K Mizuno, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan 09.30 – 10.00 KEYNOTE LECTURE I Integrated Safety: The New Frontier In Total Safety Dr Joseph Kanianthra Associate Administrator Vehicle Safety Research, NHTSA, USA 10.00 – 10.20 Discussion 10.20 – 10.50 Coffee and Tea Break

Conference Programme Session 1A: Road Vehicle Crashworthiness I (General) Chair: Raphael Grzebieta University of New South Wales, Australia 10.50 – 11.10 (2008-056) Structural Crashworthiness of Mass Transit Buses During Frontal Collisions G.Olivares and V. Yadav Wichita State University, USA 11.10 – 11.30 (2008-017) Assessment of Passenger Safety in Paratransit Buses C Bojanowski, J Siervogel, J Wekezer FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, USA L Kwasniewski Warsaw University of Technology, Poland 11.30 – 11.50 (2008-058) Search for Counter Measures to Reduce Injury Risk of Occupants of Police/Military All-terrain Vehicles L. Orlowski Military Institute of Armour & Automotive Technology, Poland M. Pedzisz and C. Rzymkowski Warsaw University of Technology, Poland 11.50 – 12.10 (2008-099) Effectiveness of Longitudinals in Frontal Impacts E S Ng, A M Hassan Birmingham University, UK R Cuerden Transport Research Lab Ltd., UK. 12.10 – 12.30 Discussion

Session 1B: Vulnerable Road Users I

Chair: Y Matsui National Traffic Safety & Environment Laboratory, Japan 10.50 – 11.10 (2008-069) Improvements to the Protection of Vulnerable Road Users: Retrofittable Energy Absorbing Front-End for Heavy Goods Vehicles F Feist Graz University of Technology, Austria A Giorda, M Avalle Politecnico de Torino, Italy R Puppini Centro Ricerche FIAT, Italy 11.10 – 11.30 (2008-084) Evaluation of a New Security System to Reduce Thoracic Injuries in Case of Motorcycle Accidents L Thollon, Y Godio, C Brunet Université de la méditerranée, France S Bidal Altair Development France, France 11.30 – 11.50 (2008-38) 3-D Finite Element Analysis of Real-World Traumatic Brain Injuries from Falls M D Gilchrist, M C Doorly University College Dublin, Ireland 11.50 – 12.10 (2008-029) Search for Pedestrian Protection Regulations for Commercial Vehicles G K Chinnaswamy, E C Chirwa, P Myler, S Nowpada The University of Bolton, UK 12.10 – 12.30 Discussion


12.30 – 13.30 Lunch


Session 1C: Impact Biomechanics I (General) Chair: M D Gilchrist University College Dublin, Ireland 13.30 – 13.50 (2008-073) A Study on Head-Brain Injuries in Car-to-Pedestrian Crashes Using With Reconstructions Using In-Depth Accident Data In China Jikuang Yang Chalmers University, Sweden Fan Li, Kaiyang Liu Hunan University, China 13.50 – 14.10 (2008-087) Kinematics of the Thorax under Dynamic Belt Loading Conditions D J Lessley, R Salzar, J Crandall, R Kent, J R Bolton, C R Bass, J L Royal The University of Virginia, USA 14.10 – 14.30 (2008-053) Three Dimensional Analysis for Cervical Vertebral Responses of Automobile Passengers due to Lateral Impact H Kobayashi, J A Pramudita, S Ujihashi Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan K Ono, S Ejima Japan Automobile Research Institute, Japan K Kaneoka Waseda University, Japan M Fukushima, I Shiina University of Tsukuba, Japan 14.30 – 14.50 (2008-036) Effects of Head Restraint and Vehicle Damage Severity on Neck Injury Risk S Hong, K Cho Samsung Traffic Safety Research Institute, Korea H Y Choi Hongik University, Korea 14.50 – 15.10 Discussion

Session 1D: Aircraft Crashworthiness I Chair: C. Rzymkowski Warsaw University of Technology, Poland 13.30 – 13.50 (2008-092) 737 Fuselage Section Drop Test Simulation using LS- DYNA Finite Element Method A D Byar, J Ko, M Rassaian Boeing Phantom Works, USA 13.50 – 14.10 (2008-016) Optimization of a Helicopter Sub-Floor Under Crash Conditions Chiara Bisagni Politecnico di Milano, Italy 14.10 – 14.30 (2008-011) Development of the Common Mobile Aircrew Restraint System (CMARS) Aircrew Integrated Recovery Survival Armour Vest and Equipment A Sample Naval Air warfare Center, USA J Smith Survival Innovations Inc., USA 14.30 – 14.50 (2008-100) A Study on the Drop Impact Analysis of Helicopter’s Crew by Human Body Dynamic Model Jung-Hyun Lee, Young-Shin Lee, Kyu-Hyun Han Chungnam National University, Korea Ki-Du Lee, Chul-Ho Lim Agency for Defense Development, Korea 14.50 – 15.10 Discussion


15.10 – 15.30 Coffee and Tea Break


Session 1E: Road Vehicle Crashworthiness II (Rollover)

Chair: S Richardson DVExperts International, Australia

15.30 – 15.50 (2008-004) Evaluation of Roof Strength Under Multiple Loading Conditions P Mohan, C-D Kan The George Washington University, USA Jon Riley L&L Products Inc., USA 15.50 – 16.10 (2008-126) Rollover Roof Strength Improvements Using Epoxy Reinforcement S Forrest, D Carlson, S Meyer Safety Analysis and Forensic Engineering, USA B Herbst S.A.F.E., Laboratories, USA 16.10 – 16.30 (2008-089) Understanding Rollover Injuries Terence Honikman Xprts, USA Donald Friedman Xprts, LLC, USA 16.30 – 16.50 (2008-045) Development of a load adjusted hydroformed B-pillar in steel-lightweight design René Henn Institut für Kraftfahrwesen Aachen (ika), RWTH Aachen, Germany Marcus Urban Institut für Bildsame Formgebung (IBF), RWTH Aachen, Germany 16.50 – 17.10 (2008-120) Theoretical Analysis of Roof Crush in Rollover with Validation E C Chirwa The University of Bolton, UK 17.10 – 17.30 Discussion

Session 1F: Impact Biomechanics II Modelling & Simulation

Chair: A Goto Osaka Sangyo University, Japan 15.30 – 15.50 (2008-030) Anthropomorphic Testing Dummy drop testing, MADYMO modelling and the associated neck injury potential D P Young, M Bambach Monash University, Australia R H Grzebieta, A MacIntosh University of New South Wales, Australia

15.50 – 16.10 (2008-066) Comparison of Rear Seat Occupant Injuries in AM50 and AF05 in Frontal Crashes Y Matsui, Y Tanaka, N Hosokawa National Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory, Japan 16.10 – 16.30 (2008-014) Elderly Human Body Modelling for Crash Safety Simulation H Y Choi, J Won Han, J H Lim Hongik University, Korea K Han, Y H Park Korean Automobile Testing and Research Institute, Korea 16.30 – 16.50 (2008-032) Optimisation of Child Restraint System Model Using Child Human Finite Element Model in Frontal Crash T Koizumi, N Tsujiuchi, J Kurumisawa Doshisha University, Japan 16.50 – 17.10 (2008-37) Automated Hexahedral mesh Generation of Complex Biological Objects M D Gilchrist, B Canton University College Dublin, Ireland 17.10 – 17.30 Discussion

17.30 – 19.00 Poster Session: Oral presentations, Food and Soft-Drinks


Conference Programme Plenary Session Chair: A G Mamalis, National Technical University of Athens, Greece 09.00 –09.30 KEYNOTE LECTURE II Impact In Japanese Sumo Prof. Yuji Hattori Tokai-Gakuen University, Japan 09.30 – 09.40 Discussion

Session 2A: Vulnerable Road Users I Chair: D Otte

Medical University Hannover, Germany

09.40 – 10.00 (2008-026) Investigation Into The Application of an Active Protection Device for Pedestrian Injury Mitigation J Hoffmann Toyoda Gosei Europe NV, Germany H Kitte and M Aoki Toyoga Gosei Co. Ltd, Japan 10.00 – 10.20 (2008-076) Determination of Boundary Conditions for Pedestrian Collision Reconstruction R W G Anderson, A D Long University of Adelaide, Australia T Serre, C Masson INRETS-LBA, France 10.20 – 10.40 (2008-031) Analysis of Loading of Lower Extremities based on Bending Moment in Car-to-Pedestrian Collisions D Nakane, S Kuwahara DENSO Corporation, Japan Y Ozeki, J Taniguchi, K Mizuno Nagoya University, Japan 10.40 – 11.00 (2008-049) Investigation on Impact Responses of a Pedestrian Pelvis Using an FE Human Model Y Takahashi, O Ito, A Akiyama, M Okamoto, Y Kikuchi Honda R & D Co. Ltd, Japan 11.00– 11.20 Discussion

Session 2B: Impact Biomechanics III Chair: F A Berg

DEKRA, Germany

09.40 – 10.00 (2008-072) Investigating the Possible Role of Placenta position in Road Accident Consecutive Foetal Loss. M Behr, L Thollon, C Brunet LBA, INRETS/Université de la Méditerranée, France J Delotte Service de Gynécologie-Obstétrique, France 10.00 – 10.20 (2008-051) Analysis of the kinematics of pregnant drivers during low-speed frontal vehicle collisions Y Motozawa, M Hitosugiand, S Tokudome Dokkyo Medical University School of Medicine, Japan T Abe Honda R&D Co., Ltd., Japan 10.20 – 10.40 (2008-43) The effect of Seatbelt Tensioner for Pregnant Female Drivers Involved in Rear-End Vehicle Collisions Masahito Hitosugi, Shogo Tokudome Dokkyo Medical University School of Medicine, Japan Yasuki Motozawa Honda R& D, Shimotakanezawa, Haga, Tochigi 321-3393, Japan 10.40 – 11.00 (2008-085) Load Path Distribution Within the Pelvic Structure Under Lateral Loading Robert S Salzar, Dan Genovese, C R Bass, J R Bolton, H Guillemot, A M Damon, J R Crandall The University of Virginia, USA 11.00– 11.20 Discussion

11.20 – 11.40 Coffee and Tea break

Day Two – Wednesday 23 rd July, 2008


Session 2C: Road Vehicle Crashworthiness III

(General) Chair: A Akiyama Honda R & D Co., Ltd, Japan 11.40 – 12.00 (2008-15) Secondary Safety of a CNG-Retrofitted vehicle: Results of Two Compared Rear-End Crash Tests F A Berg, M Egelhaaf, P Rucker DEKRA Automobil GmbH, Germany 12.00 – 12.20 (2008-117) Experimental Analysis on Static and Impact Response of Motor Cycle Front Fork C L Tan, Y T lim, K S TYan, S V Wong Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research, Malaysia 12.20 – 12.40 (2008-127) The Effects on Unprofessional Repairs on Quality and Safety of Road Vehicles Subjected to Crash Loading F A Berg, P Rucker, F Leimbach DEKRA Automobil GmbH, Germany U Schmortte KTI GmbH& Co KG, Germany E C Chirwa, G K Chinnaswamy The University of Bolton, UK 12.40 – 13.00 (2008-110) A Novel Method For Preliminary Assessment of Neck Injury Criteria J Latchford, E C Chirwa The University of Bolton, UK 13.00 – 13.20 Discussion

Session 2D: Energy Absorbers I Chair: C Bisagni Politecnico di Milano, Italy 11.40 –12.00 (2008-080) Impact Strength and Response Behaviour of CFRP Guarder Belt for Side Collision of Automobiles Yoshio Aoki, Hyoung- Soo Kim and Goichi Ben Nihon University, Japan 12.00 – 12.20 (2008-027) On Vehicle Design for Adaptive Front Structure B Pipkorn Autoliv Research, Sweden R Thomson Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden 12.20 – 12.40 (2008-39) Stiffness Measurements of Racetrack Turf And Associated Head Injury Implications For Professional Equestrian Jockeys M D Gilchrist, M A F Rueda University College Dublin, Ireland 12.40 – 13.00 (2008-42) Application of Aluminium Honeycomb Model Using Shell Elements to ODB Model T Yasuki Toyota Motor Corporation, Japan S Kojima Toyota Technical Development Corporation, Japan 13.00 – 13.20 Discussion


13.20 – 14.30 Lunch

Conference Programme Session 2E: Road Vehicle

Crashworthiness IV (Rollover Test)

Chair: S Forrest Safety Analysis and Forensic Engineering, USA 14.30 – 14.50 (2008-068) An Experimental Study on The Large Passenger Vehicle Rollover Test on Complete Vehicle H-J Chang, J-M Lim, S-Y Lee Korea Automobile Testing and Research Institute, Korea

14.50 – 15.10 (2008-005) Structural Optimisation of an Automobile Roof Structure Using Equivalent Static Loads S-B Jeong Hanyang University, Korea C-D Kan and V Nagabhushana The George Washington University, USA G-J Park Hanyang University, Korea 15.10 – 15.30 (2008-091) Repeatability of Dynamic Rollover Test System J Bish Xprts, USA J Caplinger and D Friedman Center for Injury Research, USA A Jordan Safety Testing International, USA C E Nash The George Washington University, USA 15.30 – 15.50 (2008-82) Design and Testing of Effective Rollover Protective Structures for Light Vehicles Shane Richardson, George Rechnitzer, Tia Orton, Maxwell Shifman, Roger Zou DVExperts International, Australia and USA Steve Crocker DUYS Engineering, South Africa 15.50 – 16.10 Discussion

Session 2F: Impact Biomechanics IV Chair: S V Wong Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research, Malaysia 14.30 – 14.50 (2008-101) Scaling and Optimisation of Thoracic Impact Response in Pediatric Subjects D P Parent, J R Crandell, C R Bass, J R Bolton The University of Virginia, USA 14.50 – 15.10 40 (2008-041) Spinal Load-Sharing Changes under Impact Loading Conditions Using FEM Analysis M El-Rich, P J Arnoux, C Brunet LBA-INRETS, France C E Aubin Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada 15.10 – 15.30 (2008-048) Verification of the Chest Characteristics of the Polar-II Pedestrian Dummy A Akiyama, M Okamoto, O Ito and Y Takahashi Honda R & D Co., Ltd, Japan 15.30 – 15.50 (2008-088) Rollover Roof Crush and Speed as Measures of Injury Potential vs the Hybrid III Dummy J G Paver Jacqueline G Paver Monrovia, USA D Friedman, J Caplinger Xprts, USA

15.50 – 16.10 Discussion



Conference Programme Session 2G: Energy Absorbers II Chair: S Ujihashi Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan 16.30 – 16.50 (2008-125) The Affect of the Implementation of Circular Holes as Crush Initiators to the Crushing Characteristics of Mild Steel Square Tubes: Experimental and Numerical Simulation A. G. Mamalis, D E Manolakos, K N Spentzas, M B Ioannidis, S Koutroubakis and P K Kostazos National Technical University of Athens, Greece 16.50 – 17.10 (2008-006) Improvement of High Voltage Safety Performance of HEB during Crash and Rollover Libo CAO, Youming Tang, Lingbo Yan Hunan University, Changsha, China 17.10 – 17.30 (2008-077) Experiment and Numerical Study on the Influence of Different Loading Conditions on the Fracture Force of Tension Bolts W M Choi, T S Kwon Korea Railroad Research Institute, Korea H Huh Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea 17.30 – 17.50 (2008-13) Influence of wall thickness variation on the crush performance of AA6061-T6 extrusions during cutting deformation Shun Yi Jin, Amitabha Majumder, William Altenhof University of Windsor, Canada 17.50 – 18.10 Discussion

Session 2H: Road Vehicle Crashworthiness V Chair: Y Takahashi Honda R & D Co. Ltd, Japan 16.30 – 16. 50 (2008-060) An Experimental Study on the Occupant Protection Performance of Crash Cushions D J Lee, J M Lim, G H Kim Korea Automobile Testing & Research Institute, Korea 16.50 – 17.10 (2008-65) The Role of Vehicle Design on Structural Interaction Robert Thomson, Aleksandra Krusper, Nikola Avramov, Kamal Rachid Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden 17.10 – 17.30 (2008-061) The Effectiveness of Matching Front Rail Heights in Car-to-Car Crashes K.Mizuno Nagoya University, Japan Y.Arai Japan Research Institute, Japan 17.30 – 17.50 (2008-008) Crashworthiness Validation in Early Stages of Vehicle seat Design M Kajtaz, A Subic, M Takla, S R Biddala Reddy, M J Leary RMIT University, Australia


Conference Dinner



Conference Programme Plenary Session Chair: T. Hollowell, WTH Consulting Consulting, USA 09.00 –09.30 KEYNOTE LECTURE III JAMA’s Approach To Road Safety Mr Nobuhiko Takahashi Chairman Safety Sub-Committee JAMA, Japan


Session 3A: Energy Absorbers III Chair: W Altenholf

University of Windsor, Windsor, Canada 09.40 – 10.00 (2008-047) Development and Evaluation of FRP Crash Boxes Y Sukegawa, T Nakatani Japan Automobile Research Institute, Japan K Kawamura Quadrant Plastic Composites Japan Ltd, Japan A Yokoyama Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan 10.00 – 10.20 (2008-028) “Egg-Box” Panel for Commercial Vehicle Front- Compressive Loading Tests S Nowpada, E C Chirwa, P Myler, G K Chinnaswamy, E. Matsika The University of Bolton, UK 10.20 – 10.40 (2008-035) Application of Aluminium Honeycomb Model Using Shell Elements to ECE Side Impact MDB Model S Kojima, Y Takahira Toyota Technical Development Corporation, Japan T Yasuki, S Taki Toyota Motor Corporation, Japan 10.40 – 11.00 (2008-118) Finite Element Analysis of Impact behaviour of Motorcycle Wire-Spoke Wheel-Tyre Assembly K S Tan, S V Wong, R S R Umar, M M H M Ahmad Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research, Malaysia 11.00 – 11.20 Discussion

Session 3B: Vulnerable Road Users III

Chair: L Thollon Université de la méditerranée, France

09.40 – 10.00 (2008-112) Child Human Model Development: A Hybrid Validation Approach P A Forbes, L van Rooij, C Rodarius TNO Science and Industry, The Netherlands J Crandall The University of Virginia, USA 10.00 – 10.20 (2008-55) Bicyclist Into Pedestrian vs Car Into Cyclist Impacts R Grzebieta, S Chong, R Poulos, T Achiles, H Scrubyi University of New South Wales, Australia

10.20 – 10.40 (2008-010) The Development of Motorcyclist Friendly Road Restraint Systems Through Accident Investigation, Regulation Analysis and Manufacturer’s System Evaluation Assistance P Fonts, J-M Barrios, P Bordoz, Z Zhou, L Moualed IDIADA, Spain

10.40 – 11.00 (2008-057) Challenge and Approach to Real-World Pedestrian Protection-Investigated by Polar-II Pedestrian Dummy H Wallentowitz, J Bovenkerk, C Sahr IKA/RWTH, Germany I Kalliske, M Porstmann TAKATA-PETRI AG, Germany O Zander Federal Highway Research Institute(BASt), Germany



Day Three – Thursday 24 th July, 2008


Session 3C: Rail & Marine Vehicle Crashworthiness Chair: C-D Kan The George Washington University, USA 11.40 –12.00 (2008-050) Behaviour Analysis of Passengers on Seat in a Train Collision K Fukuyama, Y Sukegawa, K Yamazaki, Japan Automobile Research Institute, Japan K Omino, H Shiroto, A Saito and H Endoh Railway Technical Institute, Japan 12.00 – 12.20 (2008-122) A Device to increase Tram Driver’s Safety in Serve Frontal Crash. M Anghileri, L-M L. Castelletti, A Milanese Politecnico di Milano, Italy S Raiti. AnsaldoBreda, Italy 12.20 – 12.40 (2008-113) Occupant Safety in Freefall Lifeboats: Full Scale Drop Testing with Instrumented Dummy P A Forbes, L Van Rooij, C Rodarius, R Corbeij TNO Science and Industry, The Netherlands M Philippens TNO Defence, The Netherlands R Skjaeveland StatoilHydro, Norway 12.40 – 13.00 50 (2008-114) Occupant Safety in Freefall Lifeboats: Numerical Simulation of Full-Scale Drop Conditions P A Forbes, L van Rooij, C Rodarius, K H Tan, R Corbeij TNO Science and Industry, The Netherlands M Philippens TNO Defence, The Netherlands R Skjaeveland StatoilHydro, Norway 13.00 – 13.20 Discussion

Session 3D: Road Crashworthiness VI (Rollover & Side Impact)

Chair: H-J Chang Korea Automobile Testing and Research Institute, Korea

11.40 –12.00 (2008-090) Initial Results of Dynamic Rollover Tests utilising Hybrid III Test Dummies. Jack Bish Consultant to Xprts, USA Justin Caplinger and Donald Friedman Center for Injury Research, USA Carl E Nash George Washington University, USA 12.00 – 12.20 (200-54) The Causal Link Between Roof Strength and Occupant neck Injuries in Rollover Crashes R Grzebieta, D Young, A McIntosh, M Bambach University of New South Wales, Australia 12.20 – 12.40 (2008 -079) Far-Side Corner Impact in Vehicles – Analysis and Development of Sled Test Procedure. J Cuadrado, V Nagabhushana, K Digges and C D Kan The George Washington University, USA 12.40 – 13.00 (2008 -046) The Accident Analysis of Lateral Collision in Japan M Ueno Japan Automobile Research Institute, Japan K Hatano, N Fukushima Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc., Japan


Day Three - Thursday 24 th July, 2008

13.20 – 14.30 Lunch

Conference Programme Session 3E: Accident Reconstruction and Database Chair: H. Tanji Takata Corporation, Japan 14.30 – 14.50 (2008-018) The Development of a European Fatal Accident Database A Morris, C Brace and S Reed Vehicle Safety Research Centre, UK H Fagerlind, K Bjorkman, M Jaensch, D Otte, G Vallet, L Cant, G Giustiniani, K Parkkari, E Verschrangen, B Hoogvelt VSafteyNet WP5 Consortium, EU 14.50 – 15.10 (2008-001) A Methodology for Defining a Real World Accident Specific Acceleration Pulse for the Assessment of Occupant Kinematics and Injury Level S E Meyer, J Hayden, D Hock and A Oliver Safety Analysis & Forensic Engineering (SAFE), USA 15.10 – 15.30 (2008-081) Reconstruction of Real World Multi-Pedestrian to Vehicle Collision R Guo, C E Neal-Sturgess, E Carter University of Birmingham, UK 15.30 – 15.50 (2008-040) Accident Reconstruction and Injuries Associated with falls from children’s Playground Climbing Frames M D Gilchrist, M A F Rueda University College Dublin, Ireland 15.50 – 16.10 (2008-003) Effectiveness of the Helmet for Bicyclists on Injury Reduction in German Road Accident Situations - State of Affairs on In-Depth-Study GIDAS D Otte, C Haasper, B Wiese Hannover Medical School, Germany 16.10 – 16.30 Discussion

Session 3F: Road Furniture & Modelling Chair: : P Delannoy UTAC, France

14.30 – 14.50 (2008-102) Safety Performance Evaluation of Portable Concrete Barriers with different design Combinations by Using Modular Finite Element Approach M Buyuk, D Marzougui and C D Kan The George Washington University, USA 14.50 – 15.10 (2008-075) FE Model Development of Progressive Deformable Barrier (PDB) C-K Park, S-W Hong, P Mohan, R M Morgan, C-D Kan The George Washington University, USA K Lee, S Park, H Bae Advanced Technology Center, Korea 15.10 – 15.30 (2008-025) Preliminary Investigation On Driver’s Head Dynamics During The Impact Of A Small Car With A High-Containment Safety Barrier M Anghileri, G Borsani, L-M L Castelletti Politecnico di Milano, Italy 15.30 – 15.50 (2008-034) Dynamic Response Study on the Collision between Vehicle and W-beam guardrail Qiao Weigao Zhou Zhengquan Wuhan University of Technology, China 15.50 – 16.10 (2008-033) Simulation Research of Vehicle Colliding With Freeway Concrete Guardrail Accidents Qiao Weigao, Jia Cuiping Wuhan University of Technology ,China 16.10 – 16.30 Discussion

End of Technical Presentations

Free Evening

Day Three - Thursday 24 th July, 2008



Day Four – Friday 25 th July, 2008

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