Footwear traction implications on slips and falls - Chanda, Arnab; Gupta, Shubham; Chatterjee, Subhodip (Springer, 2024)
Part I: Slips and Falls.- Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Worldwide Statistics of Slips and Falls.- Chapter 3: Basic Principles of Slip Resistance.- Chapter 4: Impact of Slips in The Realm of Footwear.- Chapter 5: Prevalence of Slips and Falls In Specific Sectors.- Part II: Ergonomics in Footwear.-Chapter 6: Overview of The Footwear Industry.- Chapter 7: Design and Effects of Different Types of Footwear.- Chapter 8: Activity Specific Footwear.- Chapter 9: Biomechanics of different footwear.-Part III: Traction Testing Methodologies of Footwear.- Chapter 10: Traditional Methods of Footwear Traction Testing.- Chapter 11: Recent Methods of Footwear Traction Testing.- Part IV: Effect of Popular Tread Orientations on Slip Performance.- Chapter 12: Horizontal Outsole Tread Orientation.-Chapter 13: Vertical Outsole Tread Orientation.- Chapter 14: Square Outsole Tread Orientation.-Chapter 15: Oblique Outsole Tread Orientation.- Part V: Effect of Wearing or footwear traction.-Chapter 16: Background on Footwear Wear.- Chapter 17: Wear Mechanisms.- Chapter 18: Effect of Footwear Wear on the Available Traction.- Part VI: Future Opportunities on footwear traction methodologies.- Chapter 19: Challenges Involved in Slip Testing in Actual Realistic Locations.- Chapter 20: New developments in the Area of Slip Testers.; ;