title: A biomechanical evaluation of staircase riser heights and tread depths during stair-climbing.
abstract: Several different staircase riser heights and tread depths were investigated in order to determine riser height and tread depth that minimized moments acting at the ankle, knee, and hipjoints while walking upstairs. The results indicated that joint moments were minimized when the riser height was 102 mm. For the tread depth, least moments were obtained when the depth was 305 mm.
authors.affiliation: Ergonomics Research Laboratory, College of Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mital
authors.forename: H F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Fard
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Khaledi