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A Laboratory Study on the Kinematic and Pressure Responses of an Internally Pressurized Novel Surrogate Headform Subjected to Blunt Impacts
DownloadFall 2024
Instrumented surrogate head models – each of which exhibits varying degrees of complexity – are employed to study traumatic brain injury and mild traumatic brain injury. Despite advancements over the years, many existing surrogate head models lack a pressurized cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or...
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Fall 2021
This thesis is concerned with the experimental mechanics of brittle failure in advanced ceramics. It seeks to bridge global damage accumulation to local failure phenomena. Alumina serves as the primary model material. Other advanced ceramics (silicon carbide and boron carbide) and cermets are...
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ON THE ABILITY OF PROTECTIVE HEADGEAR TO ALTER SKULL AND BRAIN KINETICS DURING BLAST AND IMPACT: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY USING A SURROGATE MODEL OF THE HUMAN HEAD WITH NOVEL INSTRUMENTATION
DownloadSpring 2019
Blast-induced traumatic brain injury (bTBI) has become increasingly prevalent among military personnel over recent years. Head protection is fielded to mitigate the amount of energy imparted to head, as a result of ballistic and impact exposure. Despite the efficacy of contemporary headgear in...