Performance of football shin guards for direct stud impacts |
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| Authors: | S?Ankrah Email author" target="_blank">N?J?MillsEmail author |
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| Institution: | (1) School of Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials, The University of Birmingham, B15 2TT Edgbaston, Birmingham |
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| Abstract: | Football shin guards were evaluated against a kick from a studded boot.The bending stiffness of their shells, and their response
when impacted by a stud, were assessed using finite element analysis (FEA) and determined experimentally.A test rig was constructed
with the leg muscle simulated by flexible foam, with the force distribution along the tibia and to the lateral muscle measured
using flexible force sensors.High-speed photography confirmed deformation mechanisms predicted by FEA.Load spreading from
the stud impact site correlated with the guard shell bending stiffness.The best guards use shells of complex shape to increase
their transverse bending stiffness. |
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| Keywords: | football soccer shin guard bruising protection impact |
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