Development of Silicone Elastomer for Use in the Assessment of Padded Clothing in Rugby Union

Rugby Union is a collision sport, with both player to player and player to pitch impacts being frequent. Current test standards for padded clothing in rugby use impact surrogates, which may not accurately replicate the human response. Modern technologies use silicone elastomers to represent human so...

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Main Authors: Angus Hughes, Heather Driscoll, Matt Carré
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Proceedings
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/49/1/77