Table 1.
Photos and characteristics of the five floor conditions tested in this study. Footfall deflection values were estimated from force-deflection tests under a simulated 1000 N footfall using a rigid foot-shaped indenter mounted within a materials testing system (Laing and Robinovitch, 2009).
Floor | Photo | Thickness (mm) | Footfall deflection (mm) | Density (kg/m3) |
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Rigid (Control) |
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2 | – | – |
SmartCell |
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25 | 0.8 | 1120 |
SofTile |
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100 | 4.0 | 1057 |
Firm-Foam |
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110 | 85.4 | 32 |
Soft-Foam |
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100 | 92.4 | 22.2 |