DETERMINATION OF BACKPACK MASS LIMIT FOR STUDENTS IN A UNIVERSITY IN ABEOKUTA, SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA
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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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ISMAILA, S. O. (2016). DETERMINATION OF BACKPACK MASS LIMIT FOR STUDENTS IN A UNIVERSITY IN ABEOKUTA, SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA. Journal of Engineering Studies and Research, 22(4), 22-28. https://doi.org/10.29081/jesr.v22i4.94
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