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Dynamic Failure Of An After-Market Automotive Radiator Cooling Flex-Fan Will Be Used To Describe The Application Of Finite Element Analysis As A Forensic Engineering Diagnostic And Reconstruction Tool. The Replacement Flex-Fan Assembly Installation And Operation History Prior To The Failure Event Will Be Presented Including Methodologies Employed During The Reconstruction.

A Single Vehicle Accident Of A Sport Utility Vehicle Is Be Used To Describe A Typical Accident Avoidance Maneuver And Subsequent On-Road Non Trip Rollover. An Additional Objective Was To Examine Vehicle Dynamic Rollover Stability. Circumstances Of The Event Will Be Reviewed Including Results Of The Reconstruction. Test Methodology Used To Determine A Dynamic Vehicle Rollover Threshold On A Paved Road Surface Will Be Presented.