Upon the reconstruction of accidents triggered by tire explosion. Analytical model and case study

[摘要] Accident Reconstruction is important in the general context of increasing road traffic safety. In the casuistry of traffic accidents, those caused by tire explosions are critical under the severity of consequences, because they are usually happening at high speeds. Consequently, the knowledge of the running speed of the vehicle involved at the time of the tire explosion is essential to elucidate the circumstances of the accident. The paper presents an analytical model for the kinematics of a vehicle which, after the explosion of one of its tires, begins to skid, overturns and rolls. The model consists of two concurent approaches built as applications of the momentum conservation and energy conservation principles, and allows determination of the initial speed of the vehicle involved, by running backwards the sequences of the road event. The authors also aimed to both validate the two distinct analytical approaches by calibrating the calculation algorithms on a case study.

[发布机构] Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University 'Gheorghe Asachi' Iasi, Romania^1

[效力级别] 运输工程 [学科分类] 工业工程学

[关键词] Accident reconstruction;Analytical approach;Calculation algorithms;Energy conservation principle;Initial speed;Momentum conservations;Road traffic safety;Running speed