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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830134403321

Titolo

Injury biomechanics and control : optimal protection from impact / / Walter D. Pilkey [and three others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, [2010]

ISBN

0-470-50195-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resources (304 pages)

Disciplina

620.8/6

Soggetti

Industrial safety

Shock absorbers

Human mechanics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

Fundamentals of impact and shock isolation -- Basic optimal shock isolation : single-degree-of-freedom systems -- Optimal shock isolation for multi-degree-of-freedom systems -- Spinal injury control -- Thoracic injury control -- Head injury control -- Injury control for wheelchair occupants.