Designation:D2047−11StandardTestMethodforStaticCoefficientofFrictionofPolish-CoatedFlooringSurfacesasMeasuredbytheJamesMachine1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD2047;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1ThislaboratorytestmethodcoverstheuseoftheJamesMachineforthemeasurementofthestaticcoefficientoffrictionofpolish-coatedflooringsurfaceswithrespecttohumanlocomotionsafety.Further,thistestmethodalsoestab-lishesacompliancecriteriontomeettherequirementforanonhazardouspolishedwalkwaysurface.Thetestmethodisnotintendedforuseon“wet”surfacesoronsurfaceswhereinthetexture,projections,profileorclearancebetweenthesculpturedpatternofthesurfacedoesnotpermitadequatecontactbetweenthemachinefootandthetestsurface.1.2Thistestmethodistheonlymethodappropriatefortestingpolishesforspecificationcompliancewiththefloorpolishstaticcoefficientoffrictioncriterion.1.3Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyproblems,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C1028TestMethodforDeterminingtheStaticCoefficientofFrictionofCeramicTileandOtherLikeSurfacesbytheHorizontalDynamometerPull-MeterMethod(Withdrawn2014)3D1436TestMethodsforApplicationofEmulsionFloorPolishestoSubstratesforTestingPurposesD1630TestMethodforRubberProperty—AbrasionResis-tance(FootwearAbrader)D2825TerminologyRelatingtoPolishesandRelatedMate-rialsD4103PracticeforPreparationofSubstrateSurfacesforCoefficientofFrictionTestingD6205Practi...
