Materials in Sports Equipment - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1845691318 ISBN 13 : 9781845691318

Editeur : Woodhead Publishing Ltd, 2007

Synopsis

Improvements in material strength, weight and flexibility have had a profound effect on the equipment used in many areas of sporting activity. Building on the success of the first volume, this important book reviews design and materials in a range of sports. Part 1 covers general issues such as materials modelling, non-destructive testing, materials and design issues for sports apparel, skull and mouth protection. Part 2 reviews design and material choices in a range of key sports from athletics, baseball, rowing and archery to ice hockey, snowboarding and fishing.

Key Features: reviews recent developments in advanced materials and their applications in a number of sports; discusses issues such as modelling of materials behaviour in sports equipment and non-destructive testing methods; analyses materials and design of sports apparel and athletic equipment; looks in-depth at the materials and design of equipment used for specific sports.

Contents: Part 1 General issues: Modelling of materials for sports equipment; Non-destructive testing of sports equipment: The use of infrared thermography; Materials and design for sports apparel; Protective helmets in sports; Mouth protection in sports. Part 2 Specific sports: Design and materials in baseball; Design and materials in snowboarding; Design and materials in ice hockey; Design and materials in fly fishing; Design and materials in archery; Design and materials in rowing; Design and materials in athletics equipment; Design and materials in fitness equipment.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Professor Aleksandar Subic is the Chair of Mechanical Design and Head of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. He is currently the Chairman of the International Sports Engineering Association (ISEA) and Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Sustainable Design. Professor Subic is internationally respected for his research in the field of sports engineering.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Woodhead Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1845691318
• ISBN 13: 9781845691318
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 376
• Éditeur: Subic Aleksandar
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: LSWR Group; b.criscuolo@lswr.it; ; Via Spadolini, 7; Milano; Italie