BS 5131-4.8:1990

This standard BS 5131-4.8:1990 Methods of test for footwear and footwear materials. Other components is classified in these ICS categories:

• 61.060 Footwear

This Section of BS 5131 describes a method for determining the impact strength of the heels of ladies’ shoes. The result provides an assessment of the liability to failure under the occasional heavy blows received during wear.

NOTE. While the method is applicable to all types of high heels, of whatever construction, it is particularly useful for injection-moulded plastics heels which incorporate a steel dowel reinforcement, giving information on the suitability of the dowel’s hardness or softness. Heels which by virtue of their shape have a high lateral impact resistance do not normally require to be tested in this way.

A method for determining the impact strength of heels when subjected to heavy blows.