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Mechanics of Soccer Heading and Protective Headgear (1st ed. 2018)

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This short book provides a concise study of the mechanics of head impact in a soccer heading manoeuvre.

It describes the development and validation of finite element models of soccer ball and human head, as well as the simulation of brain dynamics after ball-to-head impact.

In addition, it also presents a computational study of the efficacy of wearing protective headgear in mitigating the risk of concussion due to heading in soccer.

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Product Details
Springer Verlag, Singapore
9811302707 / 9789811302701
Paperback / softback
610.28
17/05/2018
Singapore
43 pages, 27 Illustrations, color; 4 Illustrations, black and white; XII, 43 p. 31 illus., 27 illus.
155 x 235 mm