The effect of shoe sole tread groove depth on the friction coefficient with different tread groove widths, floors and contaminants

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 743-748

  Li, Kai Way ^a   Wu, Horng Huei ^b   Lin, Yu Chang ^b  

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

^b CHUNG HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Brungraber Mark II slipmeter; Friction coefficient; Slipping and falling; Tread groove design

Indexed keywords

DETERGENTS; FLOORS; GAIT ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

BRUNGRABER MARK II SLIPMETER; FRICTION COEFFICIENT; SLIPPING AND FALLING; TREAD GROOVE DESIGN;

FRICTION;

ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; FRICTION; GEOMETRY; GROUND REACTION FORCE; MEASUREMENT; SHOE; SURFACE PROPERTY; WETTABILITY; WORKER;

EID: 33745876857     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2005.11.007     Document Type: Article

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