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, 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 applicationsDiscusses 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 materialsExplores new topics on athletic equipment, such as 3D printing and anthropometric design customization and on artificial sports surfaces

Part 1: General Issues 1. Modelling of materials for sports equipment 2. Non-destructive testing of sports equipment: the use of infrared thermography 3. Protective helmets in sports 4. Wearable technologies in sports 5. 3D Printing of sports equipment 6. 5 Mouth protection in sports

Part 2: Specific Sports 7. Benchmarking and regulation of glove grip in Australian football 8. Design and materials in baseball 9. Design and materials in snowboarding 10. Design and materials in ice hockey 11. Design and materials in fly fishing 12. Design and materials in archery 13. Design and materials in rowing 14. Design and materials in athletics 15. Design and materials in fitness equipment 16. Foot orthosis in running 17. Compressive garments in running. 18. Nanotechnology in sport clothing