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Correlating Shoe Sole Friction To Surface Roughness

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This project evaluated the feasibility of correlating surface roughness to Coefficient of Friction on a shoe sole’s elastomer compound. I used state of the art microscopes to measure the surface of elastomer compounds at fine scales. I used geometric multiscale analysis to characterize the surface and begin to determine the relevant scales of measurement. I aided in the design of a testing apparatus that can test for coefficient of friction. This apparatus measured the normal and transversal forces at the interaction of two surfaces. This study demonstrated that with a more diverse selection of surface topographies one should be able to find a correlation.

  • This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.
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  • E-project-032416-161018
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  • 2016
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  • 2016-03-24
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