Research Article

Numerical Analysis of Occupant Head Injuries in Impacts with Dump Truck Panel

Table 2

Head soft tissue material parameters.

Head componentDensity, ρ (kg/m3)Young’s modulus (MPa)Poisson’s ratioG0 (kPa)G∞ (kPa)β (s-1)Bulk modulus (MPa)Reference

Scalp100016.70.42[9]
Dural113031.50.23[9]
Pia mater113011.50.45[9]
CSF cerebrospinal fluid1050100201004.97[9]
Brain10401.660.92816.95557[10]
Cerebellum10401.660.92816.95557[10]
Brainstem10401.660.92816.95557[10]
Corpus callosum114031.50.45[11]
Sickle114031.50.45[11]
Pituitary/ventricles114031.50.45[11]