Investigation of Blast Wave Propagation: Correlating External Pressures to Brain Injury Predictors

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dc.contributor.advisorYu, Miao
dc.contributor.authorBeaudoin, Judith
dc.contributor.authorGreen, Hallie
dc.contributor.authorHenricks, Jonathan
dc.contributor.authorJones, Samuel
dc.contributor.authorKennedy, Catherine
dc.contributor.authorPeluso, Julie
dc.contributor.authorReilly, Michael
dc.contributor.authorSchwartz, Benjamin
dc.contributor.authorShapiro, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorYanushevsky, Camilla
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-16T13:36:58Z
dc.date.available2014-07-16T13:36:58Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractBlast-induced Traumatic Brain Injury (bTBI) is the signature injury of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars; however, current understanding of bTBI is insufficient. In this study, novel analysis methods were developed to investigate correlations between external pressures and brain injury predictors. Experiments and simulations were performed to analyze placement of helmet-mounted pressure sensors. A 2D Finite Element model of a helmeted head cross-section was loaded with a blast wave. Pressure time-histories for nodes on the inner and outer surfaces of the helmet were cross-correlated to those inside the brain. Parallel physical experiments were carried out with a helmeted headform, pressure sensors, and pressure chamber. These analysis methods can potentially lead to better helmet designs and earlier detection and treatment of bTBI.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/15529
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtDigital Repository at the University of Maryland
dc.relation.isAvailableAtGemstone Program, University of Maryland (College Park, Md)
dc.subjectBlast injuriesen_US
dc.subjectBrainen_US
dc.subjectHelmetsen_US
dc.subjectGemstone Team BLASTen_US
dc.titleInvestigation of Blast Wave Propagation: Correlating External Pressures to Brain Injury Predictorsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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