Safety in big jumps: Relationship between landing shape and impact energy determined by computer simulation

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1510 STP, Issue , 2009, Pages 165-174

  Böhm, Harald ^a   Senner, Veit ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Impact Energy; Jumping; Safety; snowboard; Terrain park

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; RECREATIONAL FACILITIES;

CONSTRUCTION PROCESS; FREESTYLE SKIING; IMPACT ENERGY; JUMPING; REAL SITUATION; SNOWBOARD; TAKEOFF VELOCITIES; TRIAL AND ERROR;

LANDING;

EID: 67649548041     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp47479s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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