Gait Parameters of Shoe Wear: A Case Study of the Shoe Wear Rate by Individual Gait Parameters

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• Personal Author:
  Beschorner K ; Hemler S ; Pliner E
• Description:
  Elastomeric wear is dependent on the cyclical loading conditions. Therefore, outsole shoe wear is likely to be dependent on an individual's gait pattern (i.e. frictional shoe forces and shoe sliding distance). This study presents a case study comparing the gait patterns of two individuals with different shoe wear rates. Participants were asked to wear two pairs of shoes (Shoes A and B) in their day-to-day life until the shoes were deemed unsafe to wear. One participant's wear style is referred to as 'Fast Wear', wearing shoes A and B after 86 and 238 km, respectively. The other participant is referred to as 'Slow Wear', wearing shoes A and B after 407 and 1255 km, respectively. During gait, the Fast Wear participant had higher frictional forces (27-31%) and sliding distances (27-65%) than the Slow Wear participant. The relationship between sliding distance and wear rate is consistent with Archard's wear equation. Gait patterns may influence tread wear consistent with tribology theory. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Biomechanical Phenomena Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Biomechanics Footwear Posture Slips, Trips, And Falls STF
• Publisher:
  Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  58
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20063136
• Citation:
  74th Annual Meeting and Exhibition of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE), May 19-23, 2019, Nashville, Tennessee. Park Ridge, IL: Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE), 2019 May; :58
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• Performing Organization:
  University of Pittsburgh
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20150930
• Source Full Name:
  74th Annual Meeting and Exhibition of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE), May 19-23, 2019, Nashville, Tennessee
• End Date:
  20190929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:fd6c9e25621f6bc42df8581cf6f828e9b841bcb08e5e29cea42ea0aca40e3071f2b59901ebdaedc3653a5001146f9d4cdbcdb4b3b4fe3356cbc5bafd33444623
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/226254/cdc_226254_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 368.85 KB ]