Vol.3, No 15, 2003 pp.1147-1150
UDC 531.353:611.91(045)
Invited Paper

CONTACT STRESS BETWEEN THE RUBBER BALL
AND THE HEAD
Dušan Mikičić
Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Belgrade, e-mail: mikicic@etf.bg.ac.yu

Abstract. Mechanical injuries of the head occur because of the following: 1. Contact stresses between the head and some other solid bodies, when mechanical stresses exceed endurance of the skin and skull bones 2. The great accelerations (frequently decelerations) which cause pressure oscillation and consequent pulsing in brain mass. This can occur even if foreign body is not in touch with injury. This paper represents biomechanical model for the calculation of impact force F and contact stress ? between a ball and a head. This work contributes 2 absolutely new formulas for force F, and stress ?. These formulas are first step in biomechanical analysis of further consequences (of brain injuries) to the scull bones and skin.

KONTAKTNI NAPON IZMEĐU GUMENE LOPTE I GLAVE
Mehaničke povrede glave nastaju zbog: 1. Kontaktnih naprezanja izmedju glave i drugih čvrstih predmeta, kada mehanički naponi prevazilaze izdržljivost kože i kostiju lobanje. 2. Drugi razlog za mehaničke povrede glave su velika ubrzanja (češće usporenja) koja uzrokuju pulzaciju pritiska u moždanoj masi. Ovo se dešava čak i u slučajevima kada strano telo ne dopre do povređenog mesta. U ovome radu biće prikazan biomehanički model za proračun udarne sile i kontaktnog naprezanja  između lopte i glave čoveka. Pri tome su korišćene Hertz-ove formule za kontaktna naprezanja dve kugle. Proračun sile F i kontaktnog naprezanja ? je prvi korak u biomehaničkoj analizi daljih posledica na kožu i kosti lobanje. Nakon toga sledi procena posledica na unutrašnju strukturu mozga.