Designation:F1679–04e1AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardTestMethodforUsingaVariableIncidenceTribometer(VIT)1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1679;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.e1NOTE—Section11wascorrectededitoriallyinJuly2005.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoverstheoperationalproceduresforusingavariableincidencetribometer2(VIT)fordeterminingtheslipresistanceofplanarwalkwaysurfacesorwalkwaysurrogates(testsurfaces)andcanbeusedforfootwearbottommaterialsandsurrogates(testfeet)ineitherthelaboratoryorfieldunderdry,wet,orcontaminatedconditions.Thistestmethoddoesnotaddressallmethodologicalissues(forex-ample,testsurfaceandtestfootmaterialselectionandprepa-ration,experimentaldesign,orreportpreparation).1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:F1646TerminologyRelatingtoSafetyandTractionforFootwear33.Terminology3.1Definitions—Fordefinitionsofterms,refertoTerminol-ogyF1646.4.SignificanceandUse4.1TheVITisdesignedtodeterminetheslipresistanceofwalkwaysurfacesorsurrogatesandfootwearbottommaterialsorsurrogatesunderfieldorlaboratoryconditionssothattheirslip-resistantpropertiesmaybeevaluated.4.2Themeasurementmadebythisapparatusrelatestoslipresistance.Otherfactorssuchasenvironmentalconditionscanaffectslipresistance.Whenthistestmethodisusedinfieldtests,relevantfactorsshallbedescribed.5.Apparatus5.1MastAssembly—Arigidmetalframeattachedtothechassiswithahingejointpermittingitsinclinationtoanyanglefromverticalto45°.Ahandwheelisattachedbetweenthemastassemblyand...
