Design of terrain park jump landing surfaces for constant equivalent fall height is robust to "uncontrollable" factors

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1553 STP, Issue , 2012, Pages 75-94

  Hubbard, Mont ^a   Swedberg, Andrew D ^b  

^a University of California Davis   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LANDING; RECREATIONAL FACILITIES; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SPORTS MEDICINE;

ANALYTICAL DESIGN; DESIGN PROCESS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES; IMPACT RISK; IMPACT VELOCITIES; INJURY RISK; SNOWBOARDERS; UNCONTROLLABLE FACTORS;

DESIGN;

EID: 84875777842     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/STP104515     Document Type: Conference Paper

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