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Impact Performance Characteristics of Hockey Helmets with Liners of Differing Thicknesses / PJ. Bishop

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Safety in Ice Hockey: Third Volume (3rd : 1997 : St. Louis, Missouri)
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1 online resource (6 pages) : illustrations, figures, tables
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Bishop, PJ., American Society for Testing and Materials, and ASTM International
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Summary
Recently professional players have been modifying their hockey helmets by using liner materials which have a thickness of only 9.5 mm compared to the usual 16 mm thickness of liner found in many Canadian Standards Association (CS A) approved helmets. Since helmet performance is related to both the stiffness and thickness of the liner material, this study was conducted to test the hypothesis that the performance capability of helmets with thinner liners is substantially less than that of CSA approved helmets. Five helmet models with vinyl nitril liners of the same density but of two differing thicknesses (9.5 mm and 16 mm) were subjected to 3 successive impacts each on the side location using a standard monorail drop test apparatus. The headform was a rubberized epoxy alloy from which the headform acceleration and Severity Index were determined. The average peak acceleration for the third impact for the regular liner (RL) was 261¿̐ư13g compared to 367¿̐ư28g for the thin liner (TL). The average Severity Indices associated with these impacts were 1025¿̐ư73 for the RL and 1615¿̐ư175 for the TL. Using the graph of Prasad Mertz (1985) a Severity Index (SI) of 1000 would put about 12% of the population at risk for a serious head injury while an SI of 1600 would put the risk at about 48% of the population. Clearly, when helmet liners of the same density but with different thicknesses are used, the risk of injury is magnified with the thin liner. To improve head protection with a thin liner additional research using stiffer materials is required.
Dates of Publication and/or Sequential Designation
Volume 2000, Issue 1341 (January 2000)
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9780803154148 (e-ISBN)
9780803124882
0803124880
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Electronic reproduction. W. Conshohocken, Pa. : ASTM International, 2000. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Web browser. Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.
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