Sports surface design is crucial for the successful performance of sports skills and the reduction of injury risk. Surfaces have developed from natural materials such as turf, clay and cinder, to synthetic surfaces such as acrylic tennis courts, artificial turf for soccer and synthetic running tracks, while our understanding of natural turf has developed in terms of properties appropriate for different sports and surface sustainability. This book draws together the very latest research on biomechanical, medical and engineering approaches to the study of sports surfaces.

Written by a team of leading international sport scientists, engineers and technologists, the book covers every key aspect of surface development and design, including:

surface behaviour
surface classification, function, construction and maintenance
influence of surfaces on player performance and injury
surface test methods and monitoring
development of natural turf and synthetic surfaces
shoe-turf interaction
future developments in sports surface technology.

Representing the most comprehensive and up-to-date study of sports surfaces, this book is important reading for all researchers and professionals working in sports technology, sports engineering, biomechanics or sports medicine.

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Information

Publisher

Routledge

Year

2015

ISBN

9781136479069

Edition

Topic

Medicine

Subtopic

Sports Medicine

Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
List of figures
List of tables
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
1 Introduction: history and development of sports surfaces
2 Surface classification, function, construction and maintenance
3 Mechanical testing and characterisation of sports surfaces
4 Sports surfaces, biomechanics and injury
5 Sports surfaces and performance
6 Mechanical aspects of shoe–surface interaction
7 Human–shoe–surface interaction
8 Natural turf sports surfaces
9 The future of sports surfaces
Glossary
Index