DETERMINATION OF BACKPACK MASS LIMIT FOR STUDENTS IN A UNIVERSITY IN ABEOKUTA, SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA
The aim of this study was to use the Froude number to determine the mass of the backpack that a student should carry in tertiary institutions. A model was developed using the Froude number with leg length and power of the students as inputs. It was established that a student in tertiary institution...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Alma Mater Publishing House "Vasile Alecsandri" University of Bacau
2016-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Engineering Studies and Research |
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| Online Access: | http://jesr.ub.ro/1/article/view/94 |
| Summary: | The aim of this study was to use the Froude number to determine the mass of the backpack that a student should carry in tertiary institutions. A model was developed using the Froude number with leg length and power of the students as inputs. It was established that a student in tertiary institutions should carry a backpack with a mass of at most 10 % of the body mass. Similar studies are recommended for primary and secondary schools.
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| ISSN: | 2068-7559 2344-4932 |