Ciaran Simms
Associate Professor
Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering
Trinity College Dublin
Ireland
Biography
Ciaran Simms, BA, BAI, PhD, FTCD, MIEI is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at Trinity College Dublin. He is a Principal Investigator in the Centre for Bioengineering at Trinity College Dublin and also a Fellow of Trinity College Dublin. He is President of the International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury and the Soft Tissue Editor for the Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials. Prior to working at Trinity College Dublin he held research engineer positions with TNO Automotive in Delft and Detroit and with Denis Wood Associates in Dublin.
Research Interest
Bioengineering; Biomechanics of human movement; Biomechanics, Biomedical Engineering; Road Transport Technology; SAFETY; Transport; Transport Technology, Engineering
Publications
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Abraham, N., Ghosh, B., Simms, C., Thomson, R., & Amato, G., Assessment of the impact speed and angle conditions for the EN1317 barrier tests, International Journal of Crashworthiness, 21, (3), 2016, p211-221
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Tierney G.J, Lawler J, Denvir K, McQuilkin K, Simms C.K, Risks associated with significant head impact events in elite rugby union, Brain Injury , 30, (11), 2016, p1350-1361
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Kiernan D, Malone A, O Brien T, Simms C.K, Children with cerebral palsy experience greater levels of loading at the low back during gait compared to healthy controls, Gait and Posture, 48, 2016, p249 - 255
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Li G, Otte D, Yang J, Simms CK, Pedestrian injury trends evaluated by comparison of the PCDS and GIDAS databases, IRCOBI Asia, Seoul, Korea, April 2016, 2016
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Young C, Tiernan J, Bertocci G, Simms C, A model of a wheelchair head restraint to reduce the risk of whiplash, 2016 IRCOBI Conference Proceedings - International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury, 2016, 2016, pp424 - 425
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Barry F, Simms C, Assessment of head-ground impact patterns in real world pedestrian-vehicle collisions, 2016 IRCOBI Conference Proceedings - International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury, 2016, 2016, pp509 - 511
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Li G, Yang J, Simms C, A virtual test system representing the distribution of pedestrian impact configurations for future vehicle front-end optimization, Traffic Injury Prevention, 17, (5), 2016, p515 - 523
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Tierney G.J, Lawler J, Simms C.K, Upper and lower body tackles in rugby union: The effect on head kinematics, 2016 IRCOBI Conference Proceedings - International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury, 2016, 2016, pp381 - 382
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Dockrell, S. Simms, C. Blake, C., Guidelines on schoolbag use: Messaging to inform the stakeholders, WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation, 54, 2016, p489 - 492
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Mohammadkhah M, Murphy P, Simms C.K, The in vitro passive elastic response of chicken pectoralis muscle to applied tensile and compressive deformation, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 62, 2016, p468 - 480
