03886nam 2201009z- 450 9910372781603321202102123-03928-163-1(CKB)4100000010163808(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/59887(oapen)doab59887(EXLCZ)99410000001016380820202102d2020 |y 0engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSports MaterialsMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute20201 online resource (166 p.)3-03928-162-3 Advances in materials are crucial to the development of sports equipment, from tennis rackets to skis to running shoes. Materials-driven improvements in equipment have helped athletes perform better, while enhancing safety and making sport more accessible and enjoyable. This book brings together a collection of 10 papers on the topic of sports materials, as published in a Special Issue of Applied Sciences. The papers within this book cover a range of sports, including golf, tennis, table tennis and baseball. State-of-the-art engineering techniques, such as finite element modelling, impact testing and full-field strain measurement, are applied to help further our understanding of sports equipment mechanics and the role of materials, with a view to improving performance, enhancing safety and facilitating informed regulatory decision making. The book also includes papers that describe emerging and novel materials, including auxetic materials with their negative Poisson's ratio (fattening when stretched) and knits made of bamboo charcoal. This collection of papers should serve as a useful resource for sports engineers working in both academia and industry, as well as engineering students who are interested in sports equipment and materials.History of engineering and technologybicsscadditive manufacturingarchitectureartificial turfauxeticauxetic foambamboo charcoal yarnbaseballbatcannonCharpyclubheadcomfortconcussiondigital image correlationdurabilityEFG methodfinite elementfinite element analysisfinite element modellingfinite elementsfoamfoam protective matsfrictionfunctional composite yarnsgolfhelmetimpactimpact attenuationimpact testingindentationinjurymechanical propertiesn/anegative Poisson's ratiopolymerprotectionprotective equipmentquick-dry yarnrate dependencerobotrubbershaftshockpadslope of grainsportsports safetysportswear textilesstrainstrain propagationstrain ratetennistextilestorsionwoodHistory of engineering and technologyAllen Thomasauth164382Foster LeonauthWebster JamesauthStrangwood MartinauthBOOK9910372781603321Sports Materials3037814UNINA