Boedicker, Stephen; Hunter, Seth; Klesmith, Patrick; Nearn, Thor; Spreen, Paul (Virginia Tech Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 2010-03-20)
Mechanical properties testing of running shoes was performed. Stress relaxation tests and energy absorbing tests were performed on excised samples and on unmodified shoes. The stress relaxation moduli for running shoe midsole materials ranged from 19 psi to 114 psi.