Abstract:
:The purpose of this study was to assess the viability of using slip risk (as quantified during human subject walking trials) to create a reference standard against which tribometer readings could be compared. First, human subjects (N=84) were used to rank objectively the slipperiness of three different surfaces with and without a contaminant (six conditions). Second, nine tribometers were used to independently measure and rank surface slipperiness for all six conditions. The slipperiness ranking determined from the walking trials was considered the reference against which the tribometer measurements were compared. Our results revealed that only two of the nine tribometers tested (Tortus II and Mark III) met our compliance criteria by both correctly ranking all six conditions and differentiating between surfaces of differing degrees of slipperiness. These findings reinforce the need for objective criteria to ascertain which tribometers effectively evaluate floor slipperiness and a pedestrian's risk of slipping.
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J Forensic Scijournal_title
Journal of forensic sciencesauthors
Powers CM,Brault JR,Stefanou MA,Tsai YJ,Flynn J,Siegmund GPdoi
10.1111/j.1556-4029.2007.00386.xsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2007-03-01 00:00:00pages
400-5issue
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0022-1198issn
1556-4029pii
JFO386journal_volume
52pub_type
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