Slip-related characterization of gait kinetics: Investigation of pervious concrete as a slip-resistant walking surface

Safety Science

Volumn 57, Issue , 2013, Pages 52-59

  King, Gregory W ^a   Bruetsch, Adam P ^a   Kevern, John T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Falls; Friction; Human; Safety; Slipping

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS; EXFILTRATION; FALLS; FRICTION FORCE; GAIT KINETICS; GROUND REACTION FORCES; HUMAN; NORMAL FORCES; PAVEMENT DESIGN; PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC; PERVIOUS CONCRETE; SHEAR FORCE; SLIPPING; STATIC COEFFICIENT OF FRICTIONS; WALKING SURFACES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; FRICTION; ICE; LOADING; SURFACES; TRIBOLOGY;

CONCRETES;

CONCRETE; PERVIOUS CONCRETE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCIDENT; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCE; FRICTION; GAIT; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ICY WALKING SURFACE; KINETICS; LOADING PHASE NORMAL FORCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SHEAR FORCE; SLIPPING; STATIC COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION; SURFACE PROPERTY; WALKING;

EID: 84874556383     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2013.01.023     Document Type: Article

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