ASTM F1646-05e1
(Terminology)Standard Terminology Relating to Safety and Traction for Footwear
Standard Terminology Relating to Safety and Traction for Footwear
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1.1 This terminology standard covers terminology used in safety and traction for footwear and related material.
1.2 Words adequately defined in standard dictionaries are not included. Included are words that are particular to this industry.
Note 1—The following standards are currently under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F13 on Safety and Traction for Footwear and are included in : Test Methods F 489, F 609, and F 694; Practices F 695 and F 1637; and Guides F 802 and F 1240.
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An American National Standard
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Designation:F1646–05
Standard Terminology Relating to
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Safety and Traction for Footwear
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1646; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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´ NOTE—Editorial changes were made throughout in September 2005.
1. Scope F1694 Guide for Composing Walkway Surface Investiga-
tion, Evaluation and Incident Report Forms for Slips,
1.1 This terminology standard covers terminology used in
Stumbles, Trips, and Falls
safety and traction for footwear and related material.
1.2 Words adequately defined in standard dictionaries are
3. Terminology
not included. Included are words that are particular to this
industry. adhesion, n—the tendency of one surface to adhere to another
surfacepriortomovementduetodwelltime,aswellasother
NOTE 1—The following standards are currently under the jurisdiction
factors.
of ASTM Committee F13 on Safety and Traction for Footwear and are
arch, n—the bony framework of the foot extending from the
included in 2.1: Test Methods F489, F609, and F694; Practices F695 and
heel to the toes and sustained by the muscles and ligaments
F1637; and Guides F802 and F1240.
in the form of an arch.Also, the bottom curve of a shoe last
2. Referenced Documents
from heel to ball.
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2.1 ASTM Standards: barefoot, adv or adj—with the feet uncovered or unclothed;
D5859 Test Method for Determining the Traction of Foot- without shoes or stockings.
wear on Painted Surfaces Using the Variable Incidence bollard, n—a thick, low, short, post, often of iron or steel and
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Tester usually used in series, provided for the purpose of excluding
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F489 Test Method for Using a James Machine or diverting motor vehicles from a road, lawn, or path.
F609 Test Method for Using a Horizontal Pull Slipmeter F1637
(HPS) breast, n—the forward or front face of a shoe heel.
F694 Test Method for Heel-Attaching Strength of Women’s carpet, n—permanently secured fibrous floor covering.
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Shoes
DISCUSSION—Area rugs, mats, and runners are not considered to be
F695 Practice for Ranking of Test Data Obtained for Mea-
carpet for the purpose of this practice. F1637
surement of Slip Resistance of Footwear Sole, Heel, and
clean, n—free from visible or tactile contamination.
Related Materials
coating, n—a layer of any substance intentionally applied to a
F802 Guide for Selection of Certain Walkway Surfaces
surface to modify its functional or decorative characteristics.
When Considering Footwear Traction
coefficient-of-friction (COF or µ), n—a dimensionless num-
F1240 Guide for Ranking Footwear Bottom Materials on
ber: the ratio of two forces acting at the interface of two
Contaminated Walkway Surfaces According to Slip Resis-
contacting solid bodies. The force used in the numerator is
tance Test Results
parallel to the surfaces and the force used in the denominator
F1637 Practice for Safe Walking Surfaces
is perpendicular (normal) to the surfaces. See also dynamic
coeffıcient of friction.
coefficient of friction (COF), n—the ratio of the horizontal
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This terminology is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F13 on
component of force (parallel to the walkway surface and
Pedestrian/Walkway Safety and Footwear and is the direct responsibility of
Subcommittee F13.91 on Editorial and Terminology.
passing through the tester center of gravity) required to
Current edition approved March 1, 2005. Published March 2005. Originally
overcome the friction to the normal component of the
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approved in 1995. Last previous edition approved in 2003 as F1646 – 03 . DOI:
vertical force (weight) of the object. D5859
10.1520/F1646-05E01.
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coefficient of friction, n—theratioofthefrictionalforcetothe
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force, usually gravitational, acting perpendicular to the two
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surfaces in contact. This coefficient is a measure of the
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3 relative difficulty with which the surface of one material will
Withdrawn. The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced
on www.astm.org. slide over an adjoining surface of itself, or of another
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material. The static or starting coefficient of friction (µ)is variable, fixed, or predetermined speed. F489
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