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Advanced Materials for Sports Equipment

How Advanced Materials Help Optimize Sporting Performance and Make Sport Safer

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  • © 1993

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Authors:
  1. K. E. Easterling

    1. School of Engineering, University of Exeter, UK

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Sports equipment and philosophy of design

    • K. E. Easterling
    Pages 1-13

  3. Fundamentals of advanced materials

    • K. E. Easterling
    Pages 14-37

  4. Sports shoes

    • K. E. Easterling
    Pages 38-58

  5. Bicycles

    • K. E. Easterling
    Pages 59-78

  6. Tennis and squash rackets

    • K. E. Easterling
    Pages 79-93

  7. Boats and boards

    • K. E. Easterling
    Pages 94-107

  8. Skis

    • K. E. Easterling
    Pages 108-120

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 121-127
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About this book

Practically all sports have benefited in some crucial way by the introduction of synthetic materials. Advanced Materials in Sports Equipment is a readable introduction to these new materials. The book examines the role played by advanced materials in the design, performance, appearance and safety aspects of various equipment and indicates likely future developments.

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Welcomed by everyone who wants to know about the materials hidden below the glossy finish of modern equipment - Nature; Easterling writes for lay readers in sports medicine, design or materials - Reference & Research Book News; A seminal theme throughout, and one understated by the title, is the importance of effective interaction between materials science, design, and bioengineering in producing these items of equipment...provides an interesting and entertaining introductory read...an enjoyable and worthwhile book, particularly in its emphasis on the importance of a multi-disciplinary approach to design - Materials World; From initial functionality concepts through design, manufacture and testing the reader is gently led through each of the stages in a most readable and enjoyable fashion...For those involved in education it provides a number of case studies which should prove to be welcome distractions from the usually analytical design problems. For others it is a good and interesting read - Composite Structures

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Engineering, University of Exeter, UK

    K. E. Easterling

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Advanced Materials for Sports Equipment

  • Book Subtitle: How Advanced Materials Help Optimize Sporting Performance and Make Sport Safer

  • Authors: K. E. Easterling

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1556-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: K.E. Easterling 1993

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-412-40120-6Published: 30 November 1992

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-1556-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 127

  • Number of Illustrations: 62 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Characterization and Evaluation of Materials

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