Analyzing friction in the design of rubber products and their paired surfaces. (©2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Robert Horigan Smith.
• Other Names: Smith, Robert Horigan
• Contents: Metallic coefficient of friction -- Rubber friction mechanisms -- Metallic coefficient-of-friction equation does not apply to rubber -- A unified theory of rubber friction -- The rubber adhesion transition phenomenon -- Microhysteretic friction in dry rubber products -- Microhysteresis in wet rubber products -- Rubber microhysteresis in static-friction testing -- Inertial, residence-time, adhesion-transition, and contact-time bias in portable walking-surface slip-resistance testers -- Nonscientific application of the laws of metallic friction to rubber tires operated on pavements -- Friction analysis in the design of rubber tires and their contacted pavements -- Nonscientific application of the laws of metallic friction to footwear outsole-walking surface pairings -- Slip-resistance analysis in the design of footwear outsoles and their paired walking surfaces.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2008
• Copyright Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxv, 398 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 620.1/9492; Rubber; Friction; Caoutchouc -- Essais; Articles de caouttchouc; Frottement; Friction; Rubber; Gummiprodukt; Kontakt (Reibung); Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780849381379; 0849381371; 9780849381362; 0849381363
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.