Influence of age and gender on utilized coefficient of friction during walking at different speeds

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1424, 2002, Pages 3-16

  Burnfield, Judith M ^a   Powers, Christopher M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Forensic science; Gait; Gender; Slip resistance; Speed

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; FORCE MEASUREMENT; FRICTION; GAIT ANALYSIS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; SPEED; SUBJECTIVE TESTING;

COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; RESULTANT SHEAR FORCE; SLIP PEDESTRIAN GAIT; SLIP RESISTANCE; VERTICAL FORCE; WALKING;

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY;

EID: 0036971708     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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