The roles of impact and inertia in the failure of a shoelace knot

The accidental untying of a shoelace while walking often occurs without warning. In this paper, we discuss the series of events that lead to a shoelace knot becoming untied. First, the repeated impact of the shoe on the floor during walking serves to loosen the knot. Then, the whipping motions of th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Proceedings of the Royal Society. A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences, 2017-04, Vol.473 (2200), p.20160770-20160770
Hauptverfasser:	Daily-Diamond, Christopher A., Gregg, Christine E., O'Reilly, Oliver M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Failure Impact Impact loads Knots Shoelaces Walking
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