Ergonomic design of classroom furniture for university students of Bangladesh

Hoque, Afroza; Parvez, M. S.; Halder, Pobitra; Szécsi, T.

doi:10.1080/21681015.2014.940069

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“…Typically, PH does not have an esteem higher than 4 cm or 88% of the PH [39]. PH and SH are characterized when the seat stature is either >95% or <88% of the popliteal tallness and it is conceivable to build up a model for SH.…”

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Design of Ergonomically Fit Classroom Furniture for Primary Schools of Bangladesh

Parvez

Parvin

Shahriar

et al. 2018

Journal of Engineering

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Students spend a large portion of their time in school. In this broadened time of sitting, poor fitting furniture can cause various types of musculoskeletal disorders and discomforts. Thus, it is crucial to use anthropometric data to coordinate the arrangement of school furniture. To fulfill this perception, a survey has been conducted in 10 primary schools in Khulna, Bangladesh. Anthropometric measurements were accumulated from 300 students of these primary schools. Seven furniture dimensions were measured and fifteen anthropometric measurements were taken and they were compared to identify potential mismatch. A significant degree of mismatch was found between furniture and student anthropometric measurements. The results highlighted that desktop height and seat height were found too high and seat width was too small for all of the students. The paper also proposes furniture dimensions, which reduce mismatch percentage of students ranging from 90% to 10%.

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“…But there are no such established standards for Bangladesh for classroom furniture designing purpose. Hoque et al [39] designed ergonomically fit classroom furniture for Bangladeshi university students. But the anthropometric dimensions of small children are different than the elders.…”

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Design of Ergonomically Fit Classroom Furniture for Primary Schools of Bangladesh

Parvez

Parvin

Shahriar

et al. 2018

Journal of Engineering

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“…X X X X X X Hanson et al, 2009 N ¼ 367, between 18 and 65 years old. ✓ a ✓ a X X X X Hoque et al, 2014 N ¼ 500, between 17 and 22 years old. X X X X X X Hsiao et al,N ¼ 94,between 18 and 76 years old.…”

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Accuracy, precision and reliability in anthropometric surveys for ergonomics purposes in adult working populations: A literature review

Viviani

Arezes

Bragança

et al. 2018

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

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Anthropometric surveys are the most common method of gathering human morphometric data, used to design clothing, products and workspaces. The aim of this paper was to assess how current peer reviewed literature addresses the accuracy, reliability and precision regarding manual anthropometric surveys applied to adult working populations in the field of ergonomics. A literature review was performed in two electronic databases for finding relevant papers. A total of 312 papers were reviewed, of which 79 met the inclusion criteria. The results shown that the subjects of these publications are poorly addressed, so that only 27 studies mentioned at least one of the terms and none of the studies evaluated all of the terms. Only one paper mentioned and assessed precision and reliability of the measurement procedure. Furthermore, none of the publications evaluated accuracy. Moreover, the reviewed papers presented large differences in the factors that affect precision, reliability and accuracy. This was particularly clear in the measurer technique/training, measurement tools, subject posture and clothing. Researchers in this area should take more rigorous approaches and explicit indicators with their results should be presented in any report. Relevance for industry: It is important that scientific literature related to manual anthropometric measurements uses methods for assessing measurement error, since these data are often used to design clothing and workspaces as well as to calibrate non manual methods such as 3D scanners.

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“…In the sampling study conducted by Hoque et al among 500 university students in four different academic levels, the relation between the body dimensions was evaluated and the coherence between the body dimensions of the students and the school furniture was assessed. Significant mismatches were identified at the end of the study and ergonomic furniture dimensions were suggested [18]. In a similar study, ergonomic suitability of the educational furniture in university conference rooms was evaluated [19].…”

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Ergonomic Analysis Based on Digital Human Modelling: Adjustable School Furniture Design for Secondary School Students

Sari¹,

Şahi̇n

2020

Politeknik Dergisi

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Ergonomic design of classroom furniture for university students of Bangladesh

Cited by 27 publications

References 30 publications

Design of Ergonomically Fit Classroom Furniture for Primary Schools of Bangladesh

Design of Ergonomically Fit Classroom Furniture for Primary Schools of Bangladesh

Accuracy, precision and reliability in anthropometric surveys for ergonomics purposes in adult working populations: A literature review

Ergonomic Analysis Based on Digital Human Modelling: Adjustable School Furniture Design for Secondary School Students

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