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Floor Surface Friction

Floor Surface Friction is a biomechanical metric that quantifies the resistance to slip between a pedestrian's footwear and a walking surface under defined environmental conditions.

127

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5.3K

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242

Authors

108

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2017–2026

17

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127

Predicting slips and falls considering required and available friction

James P. Hanson, Mark S. Redfern, M. Mazumdar · Ergonomics · 1999 · 329 citations

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Effects of age-related gait changes on the biomechanics of slips and falls

Thurmon E. Lockhart, Jeffrey C. Woldstad, James L. Smith · Ergonomics · 2003 · 273 citations · Full text

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Mechanisms of friction and assessment of slip resistance of new and used footwear soles on contaminated floors

Raoul Grönqvist · Ergonomics · 1995 · 196 citations

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The effect of shoe soling tread groove width on the coefficient of friction with different sole materials, floors, and contaminants

Kai Way Li, Chin Jung Chen · Applied Ergonomics · 2004 · 146 citations

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Floor slipperiness measurement: friction coefficient, roughness of floors, and subjective perception under spillage conditions

Kai Way Li, Wen-Ruey Chang, Tom B. Leamon et al. · Safety Science · 2003 · 141 citations

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Authors

242

  1. KW
    Kai Way Li

    Chung Hua University, Taiwan

    17 publications · 781 citations

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  2. KE
    Kurt E. Beschorner

    University of Pittsburgh, United States

    14 publications · 539 citations

    14

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  3. WC
    Wen-Ruey Chang

    Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, United States

    13 publications · 497 citations

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  4. MS
    Mark S. Redfern

    University of Pittsburgh, United States

    8 publications · 615 citations

    8

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  5. AC
    Arnab Chanda

    Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India

    6 publications · 190 citations

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Institutions

108

  1. Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety

    Hopkinton, United States

    15 h-index

    58 publications

    2.2K citations

  2. University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, United States

    14 h-index

    38 publications

    1.7K citations

  3. Chung Hua University

    Hsinchu, Taiwan

    13 h-index

    22 publications

    1.2K citations

  4. University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

    Milwaukee, United States

    7 h-index

    16 publications

    699 citations

  5. Institut National de Recherche et de Sécurité

    Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France

    6 h-index

    15 publications

    473 citations

  6. National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

    Tsukuba, Japan

    5 h-index

    28 publications

    1.1K citations

  7. Finnish Institute of Occupational Health

    Helsinki, Finland

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    563 citations

  8. Virginia Tech

    Blacksburg, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    511 citations

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Venues

  1. Ergonomics

    17 publications · 1.4K citations

    15

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  2. Applied Ergonomics

    13 publications · 695 citations

    11

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  3. Safety Science

    11 publications · 404 citations

    11

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  4. Journal of Testing and Evaluation

    JTE · 4 publications · 138 citations

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  5. Journal of Dairy Science

    JDS · 4 publications · 251 citations

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