Icrash 2010

Washington D.C., USA

International Crashworthiness Conference

September 22-24, 2010

Call For Papers

Organised by

The University of Bolton, UK
The George Washington University, Virginia Campus, USA
Taylor & Francis Group (Publishers of IJCRASH), UK
Bolton Automotive & Aerospace Research Group (BAARG), UK
The Editorial Members of the International Journal of Crashworthiness

Deadlines

Abstract Deadline: 26 March 2010
Acceptance notice: 29 March 2010
Full manuscripts: 02 July 2010
Early Registration: 10 March - 30 July 2010
Provisional Programme: 29 March 2010

Abstract Submission

Authors are invited to submit up to 400 words extended abstracts for oral presentation on any of the topics stipulated under the conference scope for consideration and inclusion in the conference programme subject to acceptance. The language of the conference is English.

E-mail: icrash2010@bolton.ac.uk|

Conference Scope

The conference will address five distinct areas of safety in the following separate sessions:

Structural Crashworthiness

Road and Rail Vehicles
Air and Spacecraft
Ships and Submarines

Impact Biomechanics

Vehicle Occupants,
Vulnerable Road Users (Cyclistsand Pedestrians)

Safety Systems and Materials

Vehicle Occupant Restraints,
Energy Absorbers,
Metallic and Composite Materials

Accident Survey and Reconstruction

Real World Database
Realistic Regulations
Type Approval Tests
Customer Rating Systems

Modelling

Simulation and Validation

Introduction

The economic crisis of 2008/09 continues to reverberate loudly worldwide destroying not only the livelihood of many of us but also bankrupting some of the automotive, aerospace and railway businesses we scientists and engineers depend upon and help. While this economic crash will come to an end, unfortunately the number of vehicle crashes will not seize as we experience the ever-increasing demand for mass transport by road, rail, air and sea.

The vehicle crashes will result in human injuries and damage to property. Thus scientists and engineers face an increasing challenge of finding solutions that will greatly improve transport safety. This is true especially as the economic crash makes us all think and come up with new types of vehicle designs that are not only safe but environmentally acceptable to the users and the public at large. The vehicles of the future will use different propulsion systems to be dominated by electric cars. In such electric cars, the structural crashworthiness design will be different to what we currently have. The packaging of the batteries for example will drive future crashworthiness design and we must be ready for this new challenge.

The objective of this conference is to encourage scientists and engineers meet this challenge by providing a valuable forum in which they can present and discuss their work in this most important field of crashworthiness. The previous six ICRASH conferences were held with unprecedented successes in Dearborn (USA), London (UK), Melbourne (Australia), San Francisco (USA), Athens (Greece) and Kyoto (Japan) respectively, every two years since 1998. ICRASH has become a well-recognized platform for engineers, bioengineers, designers and researchers in the field of structural crashworthiness and impact biomechanics and provides a vital forum for experts to find designs that reduce fatalities and injuries attributed from world's road, railway and air accidents.

Following the excellent reputations and emerging tradition of previous ICRASH conferences, The George Washington University, Virginia Campus (USA) is now hosting the ICRASH 2010 to be held at the spectacular and picturesque National Conference Center on the Upper Belmont Place in Leesburg, Virginia. This is just 25 miles (40 km) Northwest of Washington DC (USA). The ICRASH 2010 will be held between 22 - 24 September 2010. On behalf of the Local Organizing Committee, please accept our invitation and attend the ICRASH 2010 International Crashworthiness Conference.

ICrash 2010 Programme Chairpersons

E. C. Chirwa (The University of Bolton, UK)

C. D. (Steve) Kan (The George Washington University, Virginia Campus, USA)

Distinguished Conference Scientific Faculty

W. Abramowicz (Impact Design, Europe, Poland)

S. Acar (Loughborough University, UK)

W. Altenhof (University of Windsor, Canada)

J. A. Ambrosio (Institute Superior Technico, Portugal)

F. A. Bandak (Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, USA)

F. A. Berg (Dekra Automobil GmbH, Germany)

C. Bisagni (Politechnico di Milano, Italy)

R. H. Grzebieta (University of New South Wales, Australia)

C. D. Kan (The George Washington University, USA)

C. Kindervater (D F L, Germany)

K. Langwieder (Institute of Vehicle Safety, Germany)

A. G. Mamalis (National Technical University of Athens, Greece)

D. Otte (Medical University Hannover, Germany)

J. J. Quartuccio (Naval Air Systems Command, Maryland, USA)

J. D. Reid (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA)

Local Organizing Committee

C. D. (Steve) Kan (The George Washington University,USA)

Conference Manager

General enquiries should be directed to:

Lilly Nix
The National Crash Analysis Center
The George Washington University, Virginia Campus
20101 Academic Way, Ashburn VA 20147

Tel: +1 – 703 – 726 – 8515
E-mail: lillynix@ncac.gwu.edu|

Enquiries regarding abstracts, paper submission and registration payments should be directed to:

Sravanthi Nowpada
Assistant Conference Manager, BAARG
School of the Built Environment & Engineering
University of Bolton
Deane Road, Bolton, BL3 5AB

Tel: +44 1204 903126
E-mail: s.nowpada@bolton.ac.uk|

Venue

The National Conference Center
18980 Upper Belmont Pl, Leesburg,
Virginia 20176, USA

www.conferencecenter.com|

Correspondence

For further information including registration fee and accommodation, please check the registration form at

http://www.bolton.ac.uk/BEE/BAARG/Conferences/Registration.doc|

Accommodation

The National Conference Center offers a wide variety of guestroom accommodations for large and small meetings. Located 45 minutes from Washington, D.C., this facility offers a flexible layout that allows business or social groups to have their own area, with guest rooms and meeting space close by, to ensure productivity and privacy.

The National Conference Center offers 917 guest rooms with amenitiesthat include flat-screen, cable television w/remote, telephone w/voicemail and data port, alarm clock with MP3 dock, ample desk space with ergonomic chair for work or study, complimentary high-speed Internet access, coffee-maker, hair-dryer, iron and ironing board, plus a fully equipped gym.

Reservation is a MUST & recommended by the ICRASH 2010 Local Organizing Committee. Please contact icrash2010@bolton.ac.uk|

Transport is provided by the conference Centre, at a cost, in a form of a shuttle from Washington Dulles International Airport (12 miles or 19.2km). Please request in advance by completing a form at www.conferencecenter.com/transportation.cfm|

Publication

All papers accepted for presentation will be peer reviewed & published in the Conference Proceedings' CD-ROM to be issued to delegates at no extra cost.

Following the conference, the keynote speeches and peer refereed selected papers will be published in The International Journal of Crashworthiness|.

Conference Exhibition

An exhibition will be held at the conference venue giving a valuable advertising and promotional opportunity for manufacturers, research organizations and other interested agencies.

Further Information & Updates

Conference Fees

NOTE: Waived fees for all Authors & delegates residing at the NCC

Author or Delegate (Waived Fees) – ALL INCLUSIVE*: US $900 (GB £643) per person
Author with a Partner (Waived Fees) – ALL INCLUSIVE*: US $1050 (GB £750) per couple
Delegate with a Partner (Waived Fees) – ALL INCLUSIVE*: US $1050 (GB £750) per couple
Author or Delegate – ATTENDANCE ONLY**: US $225 (GB £161) per day
Student (20 Places ONLY)**: US $100 (GB £72) per day
Conference Dinner Special for guests residing at the NCC: Included for author/delegate, US $70 (GB £50) per partner/extra person
Conference Dinner Special for others: US $70 (GB £50) per person
Visits (to be Announced): TBA

*ALL INCLUSIVE = Executive room (3 nights single or suite for couples - September 21, 22, and 23), Breakfast, Lunch, All day beverages, dinner, NO CONFERENCE FEE.
**ATTENDANCE ONLY AND STUDENTS = All day beverages and Lunch