Validation of walkway tribometers: Establishing a reference standard

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 366-370

  Powers, Christopher M ^a   Blanchette, Mark G ^a   Brault, John R ^b   Flynn, Jim ^c   Siegmund, Gunter P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Semper Scientific   (United States)

^c J2 Engineering Inc   (United States)

^d MEA Forensic Engineers and Scientists   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coefficient of friction; Forensic science; Reference standard; Slips; Walkway safety; Walkway tribometer

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649251154     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01283.x     Document Type: Article

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