How Advanced Materials Help Optimize Sporting Performance and Make Sport Safer
First Statement of Responsibility
by K.E. Easterling.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Dordrecht
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Springer Netherlands : Imprint : Springer
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1993
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
(XIII, 127 pages 62 illustrations)
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
1 Sports equipment and philosophy of design --; 2 Fundamentals of advanced materials --; 3 Sports shoes --; 4 Bicycles --; 5 Tennis and squash rackets --; 6 Boats and boards --; 7 Skis --; Further reading.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
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.