Standard Test Methods and Data for Modeling Crashworthiness

Published

June 1, 1998

Author(s)

Richard J. Fields, Timothy J. Foecke, Roland deWit, G E. Hicho, Lyle E. Levine

Abstract

This report determines what data is typically needed for models predicting crash behavior, reviews the methods available to obtain such data, and identifies standard test methods that need to be developed to supply these data. The data needed are those required to run finite element codes that can credibly predict structural behavior under crash conditions. The review of test methods includes both standard test methods and informal industrial and academic test methods that have not been standardized. This review has been done by searching NIST's Standards Library and by contacting leading experts and research groups in the field. Proprietary methods have not been included.

Citation

NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 6236

Report Number

6236

NIST Pub Series

NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

Pub Type

NIST Pubs

Keywords

crashworthiness, finite element method, high strain rate, material properties, multiaxial strain

Citation

Fields, R. , Foecke, T. , deWit, R. , Hicho, G. and Levine, L. (1998), Standard Test Methods and Data for Modeling Crashworthiness, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD (Accessed October 27, 2025)