Friction measurements on ramps using the Brungraber Mark II slipmeter

Safety Science

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 375-386

  Li, Kai Way ^a   Chang, Wen Ruey ^a   Wei, John Chang ^b   Kou, Chang Huan ^b  

^a LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

^b CHUNG HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Brungraber Mark II; Coefficient of friction; Inclined surface; Regression model; Slip and fall

Indexed keywords

COSINE TRANSFORMS; GRAVITATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEASUREMENTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BRUNGRABER MARK II; COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION; INCLINED SURFACE; REGRESSION MODEL; SLIP AND FALL;

FRICTION METERS;

EID: 33646121493     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2005.11.003     Document Type: Article

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