LEADER 03886nam 2201009z- 450 001 9910372781603321 005 20210212 010 $a3-03928-163-1 035 $a(CKB)4100000010163808 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/59887 035 $a(oapen)doab59887 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000010163808 100 $a20202102d2020 |y 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn|---annan 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aSports Materials 210 $cMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute$d2020 215 $a1 online resource (166 p.) 311 08$a3-03928-162-3 330 $aAdvances 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. 606 $aHistory of engineering and technology$2bicssc 610 $aadditive manufacturing 610 $aarchitecture 610 $aartificial turf 610 $aauxetic 610 $aauxetic foam 610 $abamboo charcoal yarn 610 $abaseball 610 $abat 610 $acannon 610 $aCharpy 610 $aclubhead 610 $acomfort 610 $aconcussion 610 $adigital image correlation 610 $adurability 610 $aEFG method 610 $afinite element 610 $afinite element analysis 610 $afinite element modelling 610 $afinite elements 610 $afoam 610 $afoam protective mats 610 $afriction 610 $afunctional composite yarns 610 $agolf 610 $ahelmet 610 $aimpact 610 $aimpact attenuation 610 $aimpact testing 610 $aindentation 610 $ainjury 610 $amechanical properties 610 $an/a 610 $anegative Poisson's ratio 610 $apolymer 610 $aprotection 610 $aprotective equipment 610 $aquick-dry yarn 610 $arate dependence 610 $arobot 610 $arubber 610 $ashaft 610 $ashockpad 610 $aslope of grain 610 $asport 610 $asports safety 610 $asportswear textiles 610 $astrain 610 $astrain propagation 610 $astrain rate 610 $atennis 610 $atextiles 610 $atorsion 610 $awood 615 7$aHistory of engineering and technology 700 $aAllen$b Thomas$4auth$0164382 702 $aFoster$b Leon$4auth 702 $aWebster$b James$4auth 702 $aStrangwood$b Martin$4auth 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910372781603321 996 $aSports Materials$93037814 997 $aUNINA