Materials in sports equipment /
"Materials in Sports Equipment, Second Edition, provides a detailed review on the design and performance of materials in sports apparel, equipment and surfaces in a broad range of sporting applications. Chapters cover materials modeling, non-destructive testing, design issues for sports apparel...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Duxford, United Kingdom :
Woodhead Publishing, an imprint of Elsevier,
2019.
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
| Series: | Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineering
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "Materials in Sports Equipment, Second Edition, provides a detailed review on the design and performance of materials in sports apparel, equipment and surfaces in a broad range of sporting applications. Chapters cover materials modeling, non-destructive testing, design issues for sports apparel, skull and mouth protection, and new chapters on artificial sport surfaces, anthropometric design customization, and 3D printing in sports equipment. In addition, the book covers sports-specific design and material choices in a range of key sports, from baseball, rowing, and archery, to ice hockey, snowboarding, and fishing. Users will find a valuable resource that explicitly links materials, engineering and design principles directly to sports applications, thus making it an essential resource to materials scientists, engineers, sports equipment designers and sports manufacturers developing products in this evolving field."-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 588 pages) : illustrations (some colour) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780081025833 0081025831 |