Description
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.- Provides both updated and new chapters on recent developments in the design and performance of advanced materials in a number of sports applications- Discusses varying aspects, such as the modeling of materials behavior and non-destructive testing- Analyzes the aerodynamic properties of materials and the design of sports apparel and smart materials- Explores new topics on athletic equipment, such as 3D printing and anthropometric design customization and on artificial sports surfaces
Table of Contents
Part 1: General Issues1. Modelling of materials for sports equipment2. Non-destructive testing of sports equipment: the use of infrared thermography3. Protective helmets in sports4. Wearable technologies in sports5. 3D Printing of sports equipment6. 5 Mouth protection in sportsPart 2: Specific Sports7. Benchmarking and regulation of glove grip in Australian football8. Design and materials in baseball9. Design and materials in snowboarding10. Design and materials in ice hockey11. Design and materials in fly fishing12. Design and materials in archery13. Design and materials in rowing14. Design and materials in athletics15. Design and materials in fitness equipment16. Foot orthosis in running17. Compressive garments in running.18. Nanotechnology in sport clothing
