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EPJ Web of Conferences
Volume 6, 2010
ICEM 14 – 14th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics
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Article Number | 12007 | |
Number of page(s) | 6 | |
Section | 3D Measurements | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20100612007 | |
Published online | 10 June 2010 |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20100612007
Full-field Strain Analysis of a Ski Boot
1
Institute of Polymer Product Engineering, Johannes Kepler
University Linz ; A-4040
Altenberger Str. 69,
Austria
2
Polymer Competence Center Leoben, A-8700
Leoben, Roseggerer Str 12,
Austria
The quality of the ski boots plays an extraordinary important role in the performance and in the safety of the skiers. The deformation behavior of a racing class ski boot was characterized by using the digital image correlation technique in this study. The boot was gripped in the ski binding and 3 types of motions of the skiers and the deformations of the boot were simulated by a professional skier in the laboratory. First, the buckles were closed in 4 stages and the resulting strains were measured. Furthermore, the skier positioned his balance continuously forward, resulting in a high overall bending deformation of the boot. The leg of the skier acted as a bending arm and pushed the upper part of the boot forward. This loading situation was assumed as quasistatic and was repeated several times. Finally, the skier jumped and this dynamic movement was recorded by using two high speed cameras for 3D analysis. Special focus was devoted to the measurement of the deformation of the boot during the contact of the ski with the ground of the laboratory. Both the displacement of the upper part and the local strain in selected areas of the boot was determined for both quasi-static and dynamic test conditions and are discussed in the paper.
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