A Penetrometer for Quantifying the Surface Stiffness of Sport Sand Surfaces

Sand sports include running, volleyball, soccer, beach flags, ironman, and fitness training. An increased amount of soft tissue injuries have been widely reported. A novel technique of determining the surface stiffness of beach sand in-situ used a simple drop-test penetrometer. The relationship betw...

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Main Authors: David V. Thiel, Matthew T. O. Worsey, Florian Klodzinski, Nicholas Emerson, Hugo G. Espinosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Proceedings
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/49/1/64