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INCREASING THE SAFETY OF WALKING ON RUBBER FLOOR MAT

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The present research investigates friction coefficient of bare foot sliding against four types of rubber floor mats to simulate the sliding conditions in bathrooms. Tests were carried out at dry and detergent wetted mats. Friction tests were carried out at different values of normal load. The rubber flooring mats were coated by an adhesive to investigate its effect on increasing friction coefficient.
 
Based on the experimental results, it was found that, the tested coated mats significantly increased friction coefficient at dry and detergent wetted sliding.  Mat (A) displayed the highest friction coefficient due to the presence of rubber protrusions at dry and detergent wetted sliding, while mat (D) displayed the lowest values of friction coefficient. It was noted that the presence of protrusions in the surface of mat (B) was responsible for increasing friction coefficient. At detergent wetted sliding, a drastic friction decrease for uncoated mat (B) was observed. At dry sliding, mat (D), of smooth surface, showed consistent trend with increasing load, while at detergent wetted sliding, it showed relatively lower friction than the mats (A), (B) and (C) due to the absence of protrusions. The effect of adhesive on the surface of the rubber mat (D) was significant in increasing friction coefficient.

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10.21608/jest.2013.80405

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Friction coefficient, bare foot, rubber floor mats, adhesive coated mat

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Y. M.

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El-Sherbiny

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Dept. of Civil and Architectural Engineering, National Research Center, Dokki, Giza, EGYPT,

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A. T.

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Hassouna

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El-Minia High Institute of Technology, El-Minia, EGYPT,

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W. Y.

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Ali

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Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, P. N. 61111, El-Minia, EGYPT.

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10

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4

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2013-10-01

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2013-04-08

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2013-10-01

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14

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2090-5882

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2090-5955

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JEST_Volume 10_Issue 4_Pages 1-14.pdf

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Journal of the Egyptian Society of Tribology

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INCREASING THE SAFETY OF WALKING ON RUBBER FLOOR MAT

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22 Jan 2023