HOW DO YOU MEASURE COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION TO SEE IF YOU HAVE A SLIP RESISTANT FLOOR?
The coefficient of friction is used to measure the slip resistance of any surface. This can also be called a slip test.
The definition of it is as follows:
A measure of the amount of resistance that a surface exerts on or substances moving over it, equal to the ratio between the maximal frictional force that the surface exerts and the force pushing the object toward the surface.
The measurement is not always the same for objects that are motionless and objects that are in motion; motionless objects often experience more friction than moving ones, requiring more force to put them in motion than to sustain them in motion.
The static COF is the measurement that applies to objects that are motionless. The kinetic or sliding coefficient of friction is the measure that applies to objects that are in motion.
The sliding COF is measured with the use of a meter designed to measure slip resistance. (A slip test) The number is lowest on slippery floors so if you do measure you want to increase the number to make it less slippery. We prefer the American Slip Meter.
In most cases, an $800 machine is as good as a $17,000 machine in the hands of an experienced person. For an experienced person, a slip meter is an important diagnostic tool for running a slip test.
Any device that measures friction simply creates a contrast between two variables. The answer often lies in the isolation of these variables.
All variables must be held constant and the floor must be tested before treatment and again after treatment. Floors can be retested years after treatment and the results should be still good if the floor has been cleaned and taken care properly.
If you need to test your slippery floors for the coefficient of friction please call us at 1 800 5NOSLIP.
If you have slippery floors......We have products so that you can treat them yourself.
IF YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION ON YOUR FLOORS YOU MAY NEED OUR FLOOR TREATMENT PRODUCTS
If you would like to have a floor tested and you can send us a sample, we will be glad to do the testing for you. We can even mix a product for your specific floor if you want to treat it. All we need is a sample.
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