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Footwear for cold weather conditions

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Author

  • Kalev Kuklane

Editor

  • Ameersing Luximon

Summary, in English

In cold climates, all user requirements for footwear (insulation, waterproofing, vapour permeability, drying, etc.) cannot be met easily due to their conflicting nature. Defining user conditions is important. Cold may be roughly divided into the three ranges (>+5; +5 to –10; <–10 °C). The choice of proper footwear may be based on this approach. It also reduces some of the conflicting user requirements. Under any defined user condition it is important to take proper care of the feet and the footwear. The best performance can be achieved when considering at the design stage that not only the materials in footwear but also the whole foot–sock–footwear system should work together.

Publishing year

2013

Language

English

Pages

283-317

Publication/Series

Handbook of footwear design and manufacture

Volume

Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles No. 141

Document type

Book chapter

Publisher

Woodhead Publishing Limited

Topic

  • Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics

Keywords

  • cold protective footwear foot performance in cold thermal insulation moisture management user and design requirements

Status

Published

Research group

  • Thermal Environment Laboratory

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 0 85709 539 0