Skier trajectories after loss of control

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1266, Issue , 1996, Pages 186-195

  Brown, Christopher A ^a   Hoffman, A H ^a   Heinzmann, R K ^a  

^a Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpine skiing; Ballistic trajectory; Collision; Loss of control; Ski injuries

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS; BIOMECHANICS; CALCULATIONS; FRICTION; TRIBOLOGY;

ALPINE SKIING; BALLISTIC TRAJECTORY; COLLISION; LOSS OF CONTROL; SKI INJURIES; SKIER TRAJECTORIES;

RISKS;

EID: 0030107607     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp37928s     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. Shealy, J. E., "Death in Downhill Skiing," Skiing Trauma and Safety: Fifth International Symposium. ASTM STP 860, R. J. Johnson and C. D. Mote, Jr., Eds., American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, 1985, pp. 349-357.
2. Lystad, H., "A One-Year Study of Alpine Ski Injuries in Hemsedal, Norway," Skiing Trauma and Safety: Fifth International Symposium, ASTM STP 860, R J. Johnson and C. D. Mote, Jr., Eds., American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, 1985, pp. 314-325.
3. Ekeland, A., Holtmoen, A., and Lystad, H., "Skiing Injuries in Alpine Recreational Skiers," Skiing Trauma and Safety: Seventh International Symposium, ASTM STP 1022, R. J. Johnson, C. D. Mote, Jr., and Marc-Herve Binet, Eds., American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, 1989, pp. 41-50.
4. Sandegard, J., Eriksson, B., and Lundkvist, S., "Nationwide Registration of Ski Injuries in Sweden," Skiing Trauma and Safety: Eighth International Symposium, ASTM STP 1104, C. D. Mote, Jr. and Robert J. Johnson, Eds., American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, 1991, pp. 170-176.
5. Lindsjo, U., Hellquist, E., Engkvist, O., and Balkfors, B. "Head Injuries in Alpine Skiing," Skiing Trauma and Safety: Fifth International Symposium, ASTM STP 860, R. J. Johnson and C. D. Mote, Jr., Eds., American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, 1985, pp. 375-381.
6. Berghold, F., "Fatal Skiing Accidents in Austria - Epidemiology and Analysis," Skiing Trauma and Safety: Seventh International Symposium, ASTM STP 1022, R. J. Johnson, C. D. Mote, Jr., and Marc-Herve Binet, Eds., American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, 1989, pp. 63-68.
7. Zink, R. A. and Glaeser, H., "Incidence, Morbidity, and Mortality of Torso Trauma from Skiing," Skiing Trauma and Safety: Sixth International Symposium, ASTM STP 938, R. J. Johnson and C. D. Mote, Jr., Eds., American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, 1985, pp. 288-296.
8. Ekeland, A., Holtmoen, A., and Lystad, H., "Alpine Injuries in Scandinavian Skiers," Skiing Trauma and Safety: Eighth International Symposium, ASTM STP 1104, C. D. Mote, Jr. and Robert J. Johnson, Eds., American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, 1991, pp. 144-151.
9. Von Allmen, B., "Transportation in Ski Area," M.S. Thesis, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 1971.
10. Kuroiwa, D., "The Kinetic Friction of Snow and Ice," Journal of Glaciology, Vol. 19, No. 81, 1977, pp. 141-152.
11. Hobbs, P. V., Ice Physics, Clarendon Press, Oxford, U.K., 1974, pp. 413-419.
12. Brown, C. A. "Time for a New Approach in Dealing with Skiing's Risks," Ski Racing: The International Journal of Ski Competition, Vol. 26, No. 13, 1994.
13. Jenkins, R., Johnson, R. L., and Pope, M. H., "Collision Injuries in Downhill Skiing," Skiing Trauma and Safety: Fifth International Symposium, ASTM STP 860, R. J. Johnson and C. D. Mote, Jr., Eds., American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, 1985, pp. 358-366.
14. The International Ski Competition Rules, Book 4, 1979 ed., FIS, International Ski Federation, Bern, Switzerland, 1975, p. 43.