Impact attenuation provided by shin guards for field hockey
Low-energy impact testing of hockey shin guards was carried out using a drop test impact rig and a new physical setup protocol. Two brands of shin guards were impacted once (2.6 J, 3.3 J; without and with a sock), and impacted three times (3.3 J; with a sock). The peak force and impulse of a single impact increased with increasing impact energy (by approximately 30 and 7%, respectively) whilst repeated impacts increased the peak force and decreased the impulse (by approximately 70 and 3-9%, respectively, between one and three impact events). The presence of a sock attenuated impact force to a greater extent than the guards alone, at both impact energies. As a sock is usually worn over hockey shin guards, its presence contributes to enhanced protection to the lower limb.
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Aiheet: | maahockey urheiluvälineet materiaali ennaltaehkäisy sääri, jalka vamma |
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Aihealueet: | urheilukilpailut urheilutilat ja urheiluvälineet |
Tagging: | Schienbeinschoner |
DOI: | 10.1007/s12283-017-0260-z |
Julkaisussa: | Sports Engineering |
Julkaistu: |
2018
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Vuosikerta: | 21 |
Numero: | 3 |
Sivuja: | 161-175 |
Julkaisutyypit: | artikkeli |
Kieli: | englanti (kieli) |
Taso: | kehittynyt |