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Finite Element Analysis Of Contribution Of Adhesion And Hysteresis To Shoe-Floor Friction, Seyed Reza Mirhassani Moghaddam
Finite Element Analysis Of Contribution Of Adhesion And Hysteresis To Shoe-Floor Friction, Seyed Reza Mirhassani Moghaddam
Theses and Dissertations
Slips and falls are one of the leading causes of occupational accidents. Understanding the important factors that affect shoe-floor friction is vital for identifying unsafe surfaces and designing better footwear and flooring. While the shoe-floor coefficient of friction is known to be dependent on several factors including shoe and floor roughness, shoe speed, shoe material, and normal load, the mechanisms that cause these effects are not very well understood. The objective of this thesis is to develop a finite element model that simulates the microscopic asperity interaction between shoe and floor surfaces and apply it to quantify the effect of …