crashworthiness

[krash-wur-thee-nis]

noun

1. the ability of a car or other vehicle to withstand a collision or crash with minimal bodily injury to its occupants.

crashworthiness

/ ˈkræʃˌwɜːðɪnɪs /

noun

1. the ability of a vehicle structure to withstand a crash

Other Word Forms

• crashworthy adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of crashworthiness¹

First recorded in 1945–50; crash ¹ + -worthy + -ness

Example Sentences

The aluminium alloys used to produce the castings behaved differently in sand and metal molds and often failed to meet Tesla's criteria for crashworthiness and other attributes.

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The breakthrough Tesla has made centres on the how the giant molds for such a large part are designed and tested for mass production, and how casts can incorporate hollow subframes with internal ribs to cut weight and boost crashworthiness.

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The subframes in a car underbody are typically hollow to save weight and improve crashworthiness.

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That has been deemed prohibitive by automakers - especially as a design might need half a dozen tweaks or more to achieve a perfect die from the perspective of noise and vibration, fit and finish, ergonomics and crashworthiness, the sources said.

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In 1983 the agency launched the New Car Assessment Program, which publicly rates car models’ “crashworthiness” during a collision.

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