Kurt Beschorner

The need for better metrics for floor-tile topography: Conventional metrics correlate only modestly with shoe-floor friction

Prospective validity assessment of a friction prediction model based on tread outsole features of slip-resistant shoes

During roof-to ladder transitions, walk-through extensions modify required friction direction

Validation of a portable shoe tread scanner to predict slip risk

Shoe-floor friction is predicted by high-frequency material properties and small-scale floor topographical features

Friction performance of resilient flooring under contaminant conditions relevant to healthcare settings

Correlations between reach, lean and ladder tipping risk

Evidence for Modifying Extension Ladder Design to Reduce Slipping Risk

A static model predicts roof-to-ladder transition friction requirements

Shoe-floor friction is predicted by high-frequency material properties and small-scale floor topographical features

Extension Ladder Missteps: Foot Placement Corrections as an Unanticipated Outcome Measure in a Pilot Study

Validating the ability of a portable shoe-floor friction testing device, NextSTEPS, to predict human slips

Body orientation and frictional requirements of roof-to-ladder transitions

Shoe Tread Wear Occurs Primarily during Early Stance and Precedes the Peak Required Coefficient of Friction

Situational factors that influence overreaching on a ladder during a gutter clearing task among older adults

In contrast to slip-resistant shoes, fluid drainage capacity explains friction performance across shoes that are not slip-resistant

Investigating the Influence of Spatiotemporal Gait Characteristics on Shoe Wear Rate

Developing a Test for When Worn Shoes Should be Replaced - Research to Practice

Effects of natural shoe wear on traction performance: a longitudinal study

Effect of tread design and hardness on interfacial fluid force and friction in artificially worn shoes

Designing Shoe Tread for Friction Performance: A Hierarchical Approach

Out of the box and into the workplace - the friction mechanics of worn shoes

Going Beyond Traditional Roughness Metrics for Floor Tiles: Measuring Topography Down to the Nanoscale

Gait kinetics impact shoe tread wear rate

Foot joint coupling variability differences between habitual rearfoot and forefoot runners prior to and following an exhaustive run

Individual factors that influence task performance on a stepladder in older people

Designing shoe tread for friction performance: a hierarchical approach

User-specific factors associated with ladder handrail use

Correlation Between Wear Region of Shoes and Contact Region During Early Gait

Out of the box and into the wild - the friction mechanics of worn shoes

Relationship between center of pressure and contact region during gait: Implications for shoe wear and slipping risk

The Effects of Environmental Factors on Ladder Overreaching

Shoe Wear Geometry Predicts Shoe-Floor Hydrodynamics

The Future of Footwear Friction

An observational ergonomic tool for assessing the worn condition of slip-resistant shoes

Differences in Friction Performance between New and Worn Shoes

Effects of Student Interests on Engagement and Performance in Biomechanics

Traction performance across the life of slip-resistant footwear: Preliminary results from a longitudinal study

Contact Pressures Between the Rearfoot and a Novel Offloading Insole: Results From a Finite Element Analysis Study

Hand-rung forces after a ladder climbing perturbation

Worn region size of shoe outsole impacts human slips: Testing a mechanistic model

Predicting Hydrodynamic Conditions under Worn Shoes using the Tapered-Wedge Solution of Reynolds Equation

Angular momentum regulation may dictate the slip severity in young adults

Characterizing the shoe-rung friction requirements during ladder climbing

Relationship between center of pressure and contact region during gait: Implications for shoe wear and slipping risk

Relationship between Handrail Use and Balance Control and Sway during a Ladder Work Task

Behavioral Risk Predicts Maximum Lateral Reach During a Roof Gutter Clearing Task

User-specific factors that predict ladder handrail use

Influence of Averaging Time-Interval on Shoe-Floor-Contaminant Available Coefficient of Friction Measurements

Prediction of coefficient of friction based on footwear outsole features

A hydrodynamic model to predict under-shoe fluid pressures based on the dimensions of a worn region

Correlation between the locations of shoe wear region and center of the contact region at peak friction

Do Walking Synergies Influence Propensity of Severe Slipping?

Changes in Under-Shoe Traction and Fluid Drainage for Progressively Worn Shoe Tread - Implications for Replacement Threshold

Association of individual fall risk with standing measures on a step ladder

Influence of slip-resistant shoe classification and shoe age on under-shoe hydrodynamics during human slips

Effects of interest-tailored biomechanics lectures on student engagement

Does Inadequate Angular Momentum Regulation Cause Falls?

Vinyl Composite Tile (VCT) Surrogate for Mechanical Slip Testing

Standing steadiness and variability of older adults on a step ladder

Influence of required coefficient of friction on rate of shoe wear

Effect of Shoe Outsole Backing on the Coefficient of Friction

Predicting Slip Risk Based on Footwear

Size of Worn Region Predicts Fluid Pressures during Human Slips

Effect of Progressive Shoe Wear and Heel Type on Traction Performance Changes

Gait parameters of shoe wear: A case study of the shoe wear rate by individual gait parameters

Computational model of shoe wear progression

Predicting slips based on the STM 603 whole-footwear tribometer under different coefficient of friction testing conditions

Effects of upper body strength, hand placement and foot placement on ladder fall severity

Effects of upper body strength on ladder fall severity while controlling for hand and foot placement

Preventing slip and fall accidents: Focus on footwear

Mapping the traction performance of work shoes during natural progressive wear

Influence of natural wear progression on shoe floor traction - A pilot study

Contributing factors to ladder fall severity for perturbations during ascent and descent

Characterizing the Required Friction during Ladder Climbing

Generalizability of Footwear Traction Performance across Flooring and Contaminant Conditions

Foot placement has larger influence on recovery than hand force generation in response to a ladder climbing perturbation

Coefficient of friction testing parameters influence the prediction of human slips

Temporal differences in hand placement response after a ladder climbing perturbation

Kinematics and Kinetics of the Shoe during Human Slips

The Effects of Gender, Age Group, Weight and Height on Biomechanical Properties Related to Slipping

Performance testing of work shoes labeled as slip resistant

Frictional response of multiple slip-resistant flat and beveled shoes to normal loading

Predicting shoe-floor contact pressures and their impact on coefficient of friction using finite element analysis

Predictive Multiscale Computational Model of Shoe-Floor Coefficient of Friction

Effects of gloves and pulling task on achievable downward pull forces on a rung

Association between slip severity and muscle synergies of slipping

Vertical Ground Reaction Forces During Unexpected Human Slips

Effects of Ladder Climbing Patterns on Fall Severity

Effects of Shoe Wear on Slipping – Implications for Shoe Replacement Threshold

The Combined Benefits of Slip-Resistant Shoes and High-Traction Flooring on Coefficient of Friction Exceeds Their Individual Contributions

Applied Hand-Rung Forces After a Ladder Perturbation

Impact of slip-resistant shoe outsole parameters on available coefficient of friction

Functional gait assessment score predicts individual sensitivity to multifocal lens during stair ascent

Factors affecting fall severity from a ladder: impact of climbing direction, gloves, gender and adaptation

Shared and task-specific muscle synergies during normal walking and slipping

Three-dimensional shoe kinematics during unexpected slips: Implications for shoe-floor friction testing

Multi-scale computational model of shoe-floor friction for predicting impacts of shoe and floor design on coefficient of friction

Effects of pull strength, hand placement and foot placement on ladder fall severity

Foot Flight after a Simulated Misstep Predicts Ladder Fall Severity

Effects of multifocal lens glasses on stair descent in older adults

Foot positioning effects on reestablishing and maintaining foot contact from ladder perturbations

Multiscale shoe-floor friction model predicts impact of shoe-floor-angle on utilized coefficient of friction during slipping

Correlation between slip severity and muscle synergies of slipping

Required coefficient of friction during level walking is predictive of slipping

Multi-scale finite element model for predicting shoefloor hysteresis coefficient of friction of slip-resistant shoes

Foot Joint Coupling Variability in Rearfoot and Forefoot Runners After an Exhaustive Run

Biomechanical Response to Ladder Slipping Events: Effects of Hand Placement

Effects of ergonomic factors on stair navigation in older adult multifocal lens glasses wearers

Hand and Foot Responses That Improve Ladder Fall Recovery

Assessment of slip-risk using portable slip simulator

Multiscale Computational Modeling of Shoe-Floor Friction

Individual differences in required coefficient of friction affect slip risk during level walking

A microscopic finite element model of shoe – floor hysteresis and adhesion friction

Contributions of Adhesion and Hysteresis to the Coefficient of Friction Between Shoe and Floor Surfaces: Effects of Floor Roughness and Sliding Speed