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Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering

Boise State University

2007

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Full-Text Articles in Mechanical Engineering

Investigation Of Reynolds Stresses In A 3d Idealized Urban Area Using Large Eddy Simulation, Akshay A. Gowardhan, E. R. Pardyjak, Inanc Senocak, M. J. Brown Sep 2007

Investigation Of Reynolds Stresses In A 3d Idealized Urban Area Using Large Eddy Simulation, Akshay A. Gowardhan, E. R. Pardyjak, Inanc Senocak, M. J. Brown

Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

High resolution, large eddy simulation (LES) of neutral flow through an array of cubes has been conducted with periodic boundary conditions in lateral and longitudinal directions. In this paper, we first describe the model formulation and validate the simulation by comparing the mean flow and turbulence statistics with wind-tunnel experimental data from a cube array of buildings. The LES model is then used to investigate the physical mechanisms that lead to the low turbulent stresses that have been reported in the lower half of the urban canopy layer. To do this, the urban boundary layer is conceptually broken down into …


Lower Extremity Mechanics During Cutting Tasks In Different Shoe-Turf Combinations, Rafael Garcilazo Apr 2007

Lower Extremity Mechanics During Cutting Tasks In Different Shoe-Turf Combinations, Rafael Garcilazo

McNair Scholars Research Journal

The demands placed on the lower extremity when performing jumping and cutting maneuvers are depending, in part, on the interaction between the playing surface and the athlete's footwear. Higher demands are likely to result in increased incidence of injury, so for safety reasons it is important to quantify how the shoe-turf interface affects joint loads. The purpose of this study is to compare the forces on the lower extremity while landing and side cutting (rapid direction change at approximately 45 degrees) on artificial football turf with different styles of football cleats.