Conference Proceeding/Abstract
2022
National Occupational Injury Research Symposium
Developing a Test for When Worn Shoes Should be Replaced - Research to Practice
Vani Sundaram
Year Graduated: 2017
After HMBL
University of Colorado Boulder, PhD
Education & Experience
University of Pittsburgh
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
2017
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Article
2020
Applied Ergonomics
An observational ergonomic tool for assessing the worn condition of slip-resistant shoes
Peer-Reviewed Article
2020
IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors
Differences in Friction Performance between New and Worn Shoes
Peer-Reviewed Article
2020
Journal of Biomechanics
Worn region size of shoe outsole impacts human slips: Testing a mechanistic model
Conference Proceeding/Abstract
2020
American Society of Biomechanics
A hydrodynamic model to predict under-shoe fluid pressures based on the dimensions of a worn region
Conference Proceeding/Abstract
2019
International Society of Biomechanics
Influence of slip-resistant shoe classification and shoe age on under-shoe hydrodynamics during human slips
Conference Proceeding/Abstract
2019
Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers
Size of Worn Region Predicts Fluid Pressures during Human Slips
Conference Proceeding/Abstract
2018
Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers
The Effects of Gender, Age Group, Weight and Height on Biomechanical Properties Related to Slipping
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