ArticleJournal of biomechanics2020
Worn region size of shoe outsole impacts human slips: Testing a mechanistic model.
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- Validation of a Multiscale Hysteresis Mechanics Model in Predicting Oily Shoe-Floor Friction Across Surfaces With Varying Finishes.Journal of tribology · 2025Article
- Enhancing Footwear Safety for Fall Prevention in Older Adults: A Comprehensive Review of Design Features.Annals of geriatric medicine and research · 2024Review
- The need for better metrics for floor-tile topography: Conventional metrics correlate only modestly with shoe-floor friction.Tribology international · 2024Article
- Prospective validity assessment of a friction prediction model based on tread outsole features of slip-resistant shoes.Applied ergonomics · 2024Article
- Validation of a portable shoe tread scanner to predict slip risk.Journal of safety research · 2023Article
- Construction industry workers' compensation injury claims due to slips, trips, and falls - Ohio, 2010-2017.Journal of safety research · 2023Article
- Effects of Attrition Shoes on Balance Control Ability and Postural Stability Following a Single-Leg Drop Jump Landing.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Shoe Tread Wear Occurs Primarily during Early Stance and Precedes the Peak Required Coefficient of Friction.Footwear science · 2022Article
- Effects of natural shoe wear on traction performance: a longitudinal study.Footwear science · 2022Article
- Gait kinetics impact shoe tread wear rate.Gait & posture · 2021Article
- An observational ergonomic tool for assessing the worn condition of slip-resistant shoes.Applied ergonomics · 2020Article
- Traction performance across the life of slip-resistant footwear: Preliminary results from a longitudinal study.Journal of safety research · 2020Article
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Abstract
Shoe outsole tread wear has been shown to increase slip risk by reducing the tread's ability to channel fluid away from the shoe-floor interface. This study establishes a connection between geometric features of the worn region size and slipping. A mechanistic pathway that describes the relationship between the worn region size and slip risk is assessed. Specifically, it is hypothesized that an increased worn region size leads to an increase in under-shoe fluid pressure, which reduces friction, and subsequently increases slipping. The worn region size, fluid pressure, and slip outcome were recorded for 57 participants, who were exposed to an unexpected slip condition. Shoes were collected from each participant and the available coefficient of friction (ACOF) was measured using a tribometer. A greater shoe worn region size was associated with increased slip occurrence. Specifically, a 1 mm increase in the characteristic length of the worn region (geometric mean of its width and length) was associated with an increase in slip risk of ~10%. Fluid pressure and ACOF results supported the mechanistic model: an increase in worn region size correlated with an increase in peak fluid pressure; peak fluid pressures negatively correlated with ACOF; and increased ACOF correlated with decreased slip risk. This finding supports the use of worn region size as a metric to assess the risk of slipping.
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