Coefficient of Friction and Subjective Assessment of Slippery Work Surfaces

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dc.contributor.authorEric E. Swensen
dc.contributor.authorJerry L. Purswell
dc.contributor.authorRobert E. Schlegel
dc.contributor.authorRonald L. Stanevich
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-14T19:52:38Z
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-30T15:33:44Z
dc.date.available2016-01-14T19:52:38Z
dc.date.available2016-03-30T15:33:44Z
dc.date.issued1992-02-01
dc.description.abstractResearch was conducted to determine how well subjects could distinguish between surfaces with different coefficient of friction (COF) values and to evaluate how well subjective ratings of slipperiness correlated with the actual COF values. Thirty-three ironworkers experienced in working and walking on steel surfaces and 23 university students inexperienced with these tasks participated in the study. Subjective slipperiness ratings for a variety of climbing and walking conditions were obtained from the subjects. It was found that subjects could identify differences in the slipperiness of four types of steel coatings tested in the study. There was a high correlation between the subjective ratings and the measured COF values. Subjects did not slip at a COF of 0.41 but did lose footing at a COF of 0.20.en_US
dc.description.peerreviewYesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewnoteshttps://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/manuscript-submission-guidelinesen_US
dc.identifier.citationSwensen, E. E., Purswell, J. L., Schlegel, R. E., & Stanevich, R. L. (1992). Coefficient of Friction and Subjective Assessment of Slippery Work Surfaces. Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 34(1), 67-77. doi: 10.1177/001872089203400108en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/001872089203400108en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11244/24831
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherHuman Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
dc.rights.requestablefalseen_US
dc.titleCoefficient of Friction and Subjective Assessment of Slippery Work Surfacesen_US
dc.typeResearch Articleen_US

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