Table 2. Results of parametric study.
| Case number | Contact duration | Peak impact force | Pressure at coup | Pressure at contre-coup | ||
| TP (ms) | Fmax (kN) | PC positive (MPa) | PC negative (MPa) | PCC positive (MPa) | PCC negative (MPa) | |
| 1 | 3.287 | 0.470 | 1.230e-2 | −1.830e-3 | 2.771e-4 | −1.197e-2 |
| 2 | 1.681 | 0.873 | 2.540e-2 | −5.830e-3 | 1.390e-3 | −2.151e-2 |
| 3 | 1.076 | 0.957 | 3.420e-2 | −1.940e-2 | 7.555e-3 | −2.435e-2 |
| 4 | 0.786 | 0.975 | 5.510e-2 | −2.290e-2 | 7.048e-3 | −3.087e-2 |
| 5 | 0.620 | 0.978 | 1.003e-1 | −5.790e-2 | 3.174e-2 | −3.720e-2 |
| 6 | 0.504 | 0.976 | 1.257e-1 | −8.770e-2 | 5.690e-2 | −4.560e-2 |
| 7 | 0.432 | 0.977 | 1.253e-1 | −1.130e-1 | 5.800e-2 | −6.892e-2 |
| 8 | 0.371 | 0.976 | 1.500e-1 | −1.320e-1 | 6.360e-2 | −8.739e-2 |
| 9 | 0.329 | 0.975 | 1.730e-1 | −1.455e-1 | 7.698e-2 | −9.756e-2 |
| 10 | 0.295 | 0.974 | 1.960e-1 | −1.860e-1 | 8.583e-2 | −1.170e-1 |
| 11 | 0.208 | 0.968 | 2.860e-1 | −3.535e-1 | 1.014e-1 | −1.609e-1 |
| 12 | 0.169 | 0.960 | 3.480e-1 | −4.730e-1 | 1.036e-1 | −1.643e-1 |
Impact conditions, and resulting peak positive and negative pressures recorded at both coup and contre-coup using the image-based, finite element model of the skull and cranial contents.