A Model for the Stochastic Fracture Behavior of Glass and Its Application to the Head Impact

A Model for the Stochastic Fracture Behavior of Glass and Its Application to the Head Impact on Automotive Windscreens .

(Mechanik, Werkstoffe und Konstruktion im Bauwesen, 63) 1st ed. 2022 Edition.

The  book deals with the stochastic strength of glass and the application to  the automotive windscreen. A finite element model is derived. This is  then validated using known phenomena in connection with the fracture  behaviour of glass. After the strength of a windscreen has been  intensively investigated, experiments with wind windscreen, experiments  with windscreens are simulated by means of the model. Finally, the  probability of a pedestrian suffering a head injury on impact with a  windscreen is predicted.

Of a pedestrian hitting a windscreen is  predicted, taking into account the stochastic breakage behaviour of  glass. Up to now, this has not been taken into account in EuroNCAP crash  tests, for example.