• Journal of the Korea Institute of Building Construction
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.133-141
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• 2015

The floor slipperiness is an essential property for the pedestrian safety. This study was conducted to develop the slip test apparatus to be well accorded with actual characteristics of human gait; and the correlation between RCOF (Required coefficient of friction), Rz (Surface roughness), and 3 coefficients of slip resistance (C.S.R (Coefficient of slip resistance), BPN (British pendulum number), and SCOF (Static coefficient of friction)) were analyzed. Result of the analysis revealed that the cadence, stride length, and step length were proportional to the walking speed, and the significant correlation between walking speed and RCOF was found. However, the correlation between RCOF and the other respective coefficients of slip resistance was almost unidentified thus it would be difficult to identify the actual property of floor slipperiness with the RCOF alone.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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• 2013.05a
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• pp.59-61
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• 2013

The purpose of this study was to present the necessary data concerning the selection and development of floor-coverings in view of slipperiness by comparing the relationship between CSR measured with O-Y·PSM and RCOF calculated from the result of gait analysis. CSR was calculated from maximum tensile load(Pmax) divided by perpendicular load(785N) when pulled 18 degrees upward the moment the bottom of the slip piece contacted the surface of the test piece. RCOF was calculated based on Fy/Fz from when horizontal load reached the maximum point within the sections from the moment the front of outsole touched the test piece to when pulled off the test piece. The results from the research were as follows: (1) Range of CSR was 0.15-1.02, which meant the differences of slipperiness of the test pieces definitely showed up. (2) RCOF are inadequate to express the characteristic about the slipperiness of the floors, since there were no differences between the test pieces.