Outer Rib Band Test

The outer rib band is tested in a similar way. A fully assembled thorax assembly is used and only the ribs above and below the tested rib are disassembled. The tested ribs are:

Shoulder rib

First thorax rib

Third thorax rib

Second abdomen rib

Each rib is tested with two velocities except the first thorax rib, where three different pendulum speeds are used.The test is used to validate the behavior of the complete rib modules including the sternum materials.Furthermore two different masses are used for the pendulum, hence there are four different test configurations for each single rib.

•  Shoulder Rib:

Figure 26: Shoulder rib outer band test

•  First Thorax Rib:

Figure 27: First thorax rib outer band test

First thorax rib outer band - high velocity, low mass

 First thorax rib outer band - high velocity, high mass

•  Third Thorax Rib:

Figure 28: Third thorax rib outer band test

•  Second Abdomen Rib:

Figure 29: Second abdomen rib outer band test