1. Introduction -- 2. About the Structure of a Motor Car -- 3. The Physics of Impacts between Deformable Bodies -- 4. Roll-over and Roof Strength -- 5. Side Impacts -- 6. Frontal Impacts -- 7. Collisions into the Rear Ends of Cars -- 8. Low-velocity Property-damage Accidents -- 9. Loose Objects in Cars -- 10. Conclusion -- App. 1. A few-statistics about car crashes -- App. 2. Injury criteria -- App. 3. A short history of auto bumpers 2-IIHS status Report vol. 26, No. 2, Feb 16, 1991 -- App. 4. French in crash laws "sabotage" Autocar and Motor article
Analysis
Accident prevention
Collisions
Deformation
Impact tests
Motor vehicle accidents
Velocity distribution
Notes
Includes index and bibliographical references
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 142) and index