The project involved the design and manufacture of two non-uniform composite beams modeled as alpine skis. Each ski was designed to have a different longitudinal stiffness to determine its effect on ski performance. Laboratory testing was performed on the two composite beams, as well as an analysis and field test. The results indicated a correlation between ski bending stiffness at very low speeds, but at higher speeds the stiffness difference could not be felt.

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Creator

• Tinkham, Joseph Warren

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 00C005M

Advisor

• Brown, Christopher A.

Year

• 2000

Date created

• 2000-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mechanical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright