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The Viscous Criterion

JAN 01, 1989
Two scientists at the General Motors Research Laboratories have developed a way to predict the probability and severity of impact injuries in the body’s soft tissues, including the heart, liver, and the central nervous system. It is an essential step in designing safety systems to reduce such injuries.
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Designing an automobile to reduce the risk of injury to its occupants in a collision demands an ability to correlate the forces generated by the crash with the biological effects experienced by the people involved.

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