ABSTRACT
This.chapter.focuses.on.application.of.the.unified.theory.of.rubber.friction. detailed.in.previous.chapters.to.slip-resistance.analysis.in.the.design.of.footwear.outsoles.and.their.paired.walking.surfaces..An.intent.of.this.book.is.to. improve.such.analysis. for.application. to.outsoles.and.walking.surfaces.as. they.are.presently.designed.and.constituted..Suggestions.will.not.be.made. for.potentially.desirable.changes.in.them.stemming.from.application.of.the. unified. theory.. Such. possibilities. are. beyond. the. scope. of. this. book.. Nevertheless,. improving. our. understanding. of. the. traction. forces. generated. between.elastomeric.outsoles.and.harder.contacted.surfaces.through.scientifically.based.analysis.of.the.friction.mechanisms.developed.between.them. can.be.useful. in.reexamining.existing.designs.and.can.perhaps.serve.as.a. starting.point.in.improving.present-day.design.practice.
