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Crash Testing articles:
To deploy or not to deploy? That is the question…
We are often asked to explain why the airbags did or didn’t deploy in a particular collision. Many people have a misconception that airbags will or should “go off” if the vehicle was travelling faster than a certain speed. But travel speed is not a key factor for... read more
Using Video Evidence in Accident Reconstruction
We love objective evidence. When forensic experts get video footage related to a collision or incident, it’s like Christmas came early for us. Photos of the incident scene with the vehicles still in their final rest positions are like that sweater from your... read more
“Back to School” is not just for kids: Free Seminars for insurance, legal, and law enforcement professionals
As our children/ nieces / nephews / grandchildren are getting back to school, it’s a perfect time for professionals of all fields to sharpen their knowledge. This summer, several of our experts worked hard on refining our existing seminars and developing... read more
Crash Conference 3 Highlights
All of us at Kodsi Forensic Engineering would like to extend our sincerest thanks to all attendees who participated in our conference and helped make it our best Crash Conference to date! We have compiled a very short video to share some of the highlights of the day... read more
The Effect on Occupant Motion when Striking a Moving vs. Stationary Vehicle
Car accidents occur between various types of vehicles, at a range of speeds and angles and typically involve two moving vehicles. However, most standard government enforced crash tests do not necessarily exhibit what typically occurs in a real-world crash. This is why... read more
WREX 2016
Our senior crash reconstruction engineers, Sam Kodsi and Shady Attalla, are spending this week studying a dozen unique crash tests and attending seminars at the world’s largest crash reconstruction conference – WREX 2016! The crash test lineup at WREX has... read more
Crash Testing Science: Why Do We Crash?
Vehicle collisions occur every day in every imaginable combination of vehicle type, speed, angle, and a plethora of other factors. Studying the physics of all sorts of collisions is important for a number of reasons, the foremost of which are to improve vehicle safety... read more
The Pros and Cons of Using Crash Test Dummies and Human Subjects
Engineers and scientists have tried to understand and measure the forces experienced by an occupant during a collision by using various testing methods under a wide range of impact orientations and severities. Testing impact forces requires a re-creation of collision... read more
Detailed Programme for Crash Conference 3, featuring high speed crash tests!
Our clients asked for faster crashes at our crash conferences, and we listened! Kodsi Forensic Engineering has shifted the focus of this year’s crash conference to feature several high-speed crash tests powered by new technology and mechanical pulley systems.... read more
Crashing for Research at OIAA’s Provincial Claims Conference
With this year’s Crash Conference 3 fast approaching, we wanted to share with you an article written by Sam Kodsi, B.Eng, P.Eng., and Dwayne Toscano, B.Eng., about a crash test we did last year at OIAA’s Provincial Claims Conference. The article was... read more
We crashed again! Watch our 2015 Crash Test from the OIAA Out of Town Conference
When the OIAA’s Provincial Claims Conference organizing committee invited us to conduct a live crash test at their event in Huntsville, Ontario, we were thrilled about the opportunity to expand the crash test knowledge base and educate attendees. If you missed it: we... read more
Watch our new video: Crashing for Research
Step into the driver’s seat and learn all about our crash testing. Our 2014 Crash Conference video shows you some of our crash tests and additional behind the scenes footage with commentary by our lead experts. UPDATE: Our Crash Conferences have gotten... read more
Thank you for all who joined us at our 2014 Crash Test Conference!
The second edition of our Crash Test Conference was a huge success! Thank you to all who attended. Stay tuned for our upcoming video release!... read more