1、STP 1424 Metrology of Pedestrian Locomotion and Slip Resistance Mark L Marpet and Michael A.Sapienza,editors ASTM Stock Number:STP1424 INTERNATIONAL ASTM International 100 Barr Harbor Drive PO Box C700 West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959 Printed in the U.S.A.Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication
2、 Data Metrology of pedestrian locomotion and slip resistance/Mark I.Marpet and Michael A.Sapienza,editors.p.cm.Proceedings of the Symposium on the Metrology of Pedestrian Locomotion and Slip Resistance,held June 5,2001,Conshohocken,Pa.,sponsored by the ASTM International Committee F13 on Safety and
3、Traction for Footwear.ASTM stock number:STP1424.Includes bibliographical references and index.ISBN 0-8031-3454-1 1.Surfaces(Technology)-Skid resistance-Congresses.2.Flooring-Skid resistance-Congresses.3.Footwear-Materials-Congresses.I.Marpet,Mark I.,1945-It.Sapienza,Michael A.,1945-t11.ASTM Internat
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10、nd Slip Resistance was held at the ASTM Headquarters,West Conshohocken,Pennsylvania,on 5 June,2001.ASTM In-ternational Committee F13 on Safety and Traction for Footwear served as its sponsor.The symposium co-chairmen and editors for this publication were Mark I.Marpet,St.Johns University,and Michael
11、 A.Sapienza,Congoleum Corporation.Contents Overview vii BIOMECHANICS OF AMBULATION Influence of Age and Gender on Utilized Coefficient of Friction during Walking at Different Speeds-JUDITH M.BURNFIELD AND CHRISTOPHER M.POWERS Assessment of Slip Severity Among Different Age Groups-THURMON E.LOCKHART,
12、JEFFREY C.WOLDSTAD,AND JAMES L.SMITH A Critical Analysis of the Relationship Between Shoe-Heel Wear and Pedestrian/Walkway Slip Resistance-lN-JU KIM AND RICHARD SMITH 17 33 WALKWAY-SAFETY TRIBOMETRY Variable Inclinable Stepmeter:Using Test Subjects to Evaluate Walkway Surface/Footwear Combinations-H
13、.MEDO,R.8RUNRABER,C.HILFERTY,J.PATEL,AND K.MEHTA An Analysis of the Sliding Properties of Workers Footwear and Clothing on Roof Surfaces-HiSAO NAGATA Comparison of Slip Resistance Measurements between Two Tribometers Using Smooth and Grooved Neolite|Test Feet-H.MEDOFF,D.H.FLEISHER,AND S.DI PILLA 51
14、58 67 Examination of Sticktion in Wet-Walkway Slip-Resistance Testing-ROBERT H.SMITH 73 WALKWAY-SAFETY STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT What is Needed to Gain Valid Consensus for Slip Resistance Standards-ANN E.FENDLEY Issues in the Development of Modem Walkway-Safety Tribometry Standards:Required Friction,Con
15、textualization of Test Results,and Non-Proprietary Standards-MARK T.MAReET Implications for the Development of Slip-Resistance Standards Arising from Rank Comparisons of Friction-Test Results Obtained Using Different Walkway-Safety Tribometers Under Various Conditions-RICHARD BOWMAN,CARL J.STRAUTINS
16、,PETER WESTGATE,AND GEOFF W.QUICK 89 96 112 Overview Background Fall accidents rank number one or two(depending upon what statistic one is using)in the harm,e.g.,cost of injury,number of deaths,etc.,from accidental causes.Researchers have estimated the cost of slip-precipitated accidents in the billions of dollars per year;there is evidence that slip accidents may be underreported;and it is expected that the number,cost,and harm from slip accidents will rise in the United States as the populatio
