Influence of footwear and soil density on loading within the shoe and soil surface during running

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology

Volumn 222, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-10

  Dixon, S J ^a   James, I T ^b   Blackburn, K ^b   Pettican, N ^b   Low, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

biomechanics; footwear; natural turf; running; soil mechanics; sports surface engineering; stress distribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990328128     PISSN: 17543371     EISSN: 1754338X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/17543371JSET16     Document Type: Article

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