“Slip and fall” theory—extreme order statistics

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 135-158

  Lipsey Barnett, Ralph ^a,b  

^a Illinois Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b Triodyne Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Extreme value statistics; Friction slipperiness; Human locomotion; Reliability; Slip and fall; Weibull

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FALLING; FRICTION; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; STATISTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; FRICTION; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 0036043913     PISSN: 10803548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10803548.2002.11076521     Document Type: Article

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