Biomechanical assessment of lateral stiffness elements in the suspension system of a backpack

Ergonomics

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1272-1281

  Reid, S A ^a   Stevenson, J M ^a   Whiteside, R A ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Backpacks; Biomechanics; Load carriage; Lumbar shear force; Shoulder forces; Simulation; Spinal extensor moment

Indexed keywords

MUSCLE; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

EXTENSOR MOMENT; LOAD DISTRIBUTIONS; SHEAR LOAD; STIFFNESS ELEMENTS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BACK; BACK MUSCLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FORCE; HIP; HYPOTHESIS; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; LOADING TEST; LUMBAR SPINE; MODEL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PELVIS; RIGIDITY; SHEAR STRENGTH; SHOULDER; SUSPENSION; TRUNK; WEIGHT BEARING;

BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LIFTING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 5144230489     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130410001699137     Document Type: Article

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