Zablocki VA Medical Center Cores | Research Resources

Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center Cores

The Zablocki VA Biomechanics facilities support investigations into preclinical traumatic brain injury and biomechanics of trauma and spine.

List of VA Medical Center Cores

Biomechanics Facilities
The Zablocki VA Laboratories house a wide range of facilities supporting the biomechanics of injury. The Zablocki VA Biomechanics facilities support investigations into preclinical traumatic brain injury and biomechanics of trauma and spine.

Contact: Christy Stadig

Vehicle Crashworthiness Facility
With a 150-meter-long track and below-ground observation pit, the Vehicle Crashworthiness Facility maintains the ability to conduct full-scale vehicle crash tests.

Contact: Karthik Somasundaram, PhD

Acceleration ServoSled Facility
The Acceleration ServoSled Facility performs crash simulations to the occupant compartment of transport vehicles, including individual and generic automobile crash pulses, airplane crash pulses, and under-vehicle blast pulse accelerations.

Contact: Karthik Somasundaram, PhD

Drop Tower & Pendulum Facilities
Drop Tower & Pendulum Facilities house three drop towers and multiple pendulums for use in under-vehicle blast acceleration and helmet impact testing.

Contact: Jason Moore, MS

Electrohydraulic Piston & Blast Test Facilities
The Electrohydraulic Piston & Blast Test Facilities includes a suite of material test machines (pistons), pure-moment spine testing apparatus, and blast tube for in-vivo rodent testing.鈥�

Contact: Alock Shah, MS

Computational Modeling Facilities
Maintained by 91九色视频’s Computational Modeling Group, the Computational Modeling Facilities support faculty and staff in conducting computational solid modeling using finite element modeling techniques.

Contact: Karthik Somasundaram, PhD

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