PMID- 24581815
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20140930
LR  - 20211021
IS  - 1873-2380 (Electronic)
IS  - 0021-9290 (Print)
IS  - 0021-9290 (Linking)
VI  - 47
IP  - 6
DP  - 2014 Apr 11
TI  - Required coefficient of friction during turning at self-selected slow, normal, 
      and fast walking speeds.
PG  - 1395-400
LID - S0021-9290(14)00063-3 [pii]
LID - 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2014.01.032 [doi]
AB  - This study investigated the relationship of required coefficient of friction to 
      gait speed, obstacle height, and turning strategy as participants walked around 
      obstacles of various heights. Ten healthy, young adults performed 90 degrees  turns 
      around corner pylons of four different heights at their self selected normal, 
      slow, and fast walking speeds using both step and spin turning strategies. 
      Kinetic data was captured using force plates. Results showed peak required 
      coefficient of friction (RCOF) at push off increased with increased speed (slow 
      mu=0.38, normal mu=0.45, and fast mu=0.54). Obstacle height had no effect on RCOF 
      values. The average peak RCOF for fast turning exceeded the OSHA safety guideline 
      for static COF of mu>0.50, suggesting further research is needed into the minimum 
      static COF to prevent slips and falls, especially around corners.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
FAU - Fino, Peter
AU  - Fino P
AD  - Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State 
      University, USA.
FAU - Lockhart, Thurmon E
AU  - Lockhart TE
AD  - Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic 
      Institute and State University, 557 Whittemore Hall, MC 0118, Blacksburg, VA 
      24061, USA. Electronic address: lockhart@vt.edu.
LA  - eng
GR  - L30 AG022963/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States
GR  - R01 OH009222/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States
GR  - R01-OH009222/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
PT  - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
DEP - 20140217
PL  - United States
TA  - J Biomech
JT  - Journal of biomechanics
JID - 0157375
SB  - IM
MH  - Accidental Falls/*prevention & control
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Biomechanical Phenomena
MH  - Female
MH  - *Friction
MH  - Gait
MH  - Humans
MH  - Kinetics
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Models, Statistical
MH  - Regression Analysis
MH  - Stress, Mechanical
MH  - *Walking
MH  - Young Adult
PMC - PMC4054705
MID - NIHMS568289
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Biomechanics
OT  - Friction
OT  - Friction demand
OT  - Gait
OT  - RCOF
OT  - Required coefficient of friction
OT  - Slips and falls
OT  - Speed
OT  - Turning
COIS- Conflict of Interest: The authors affirm there are no conflicts of interest.
EDAT- 2014/03/04 06:00
MHDA- 2014/10/01 06:00
PMCR- 2015/04/11
CRDT- 2014/03/04 06:00
PHST- 2013/09/20 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2014/01/21 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2014/01/22 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2014/03/04 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2014/03/04 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2014/10/01 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2015/04/11 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - S0021-9290(14)00063-3 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2014.01.032 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Biomech. 2014 Apr 11;47(6):1395-400. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2014.01.032. Epub 
      2014 Feb 17.