Biomechanics in ergonomics
By: edited by Shrawan Kumar
Contributors: Kumar, Shrawan
Edition: 2nd ed
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Boca Raton
Language: eng
Number of pages: 724
ISBN-13: 9780849379086
Subjects: Human engineering; Biomechanics; Tissues -- Mechanical properties
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Theories of occupational musculoskeletal injury causation / Shrawan Kumar; title: Anthropometry and biomechanics, anthromechanics / Karl H.E. Kroemer; title: Mechanical exposure assessment in the design of work / W. Patrick Neumann and Richard Wells; title: Tissue mechanics of ligaments and tendons / Savio L.-Y. Woo ... [et al.]; title: Ligament sprains and healing / Richard S. Boorman ... [et al.]; title: Bone biomechanics and fractures / Stefan Judex ... [et al.]; title: Determinants of muscle strength / Walter Herzog; title: Functional anatomy of the upper limb / Anil Walji; title: Hand grasping, finger pinching, and squeezing / Sheik N. Imrhan; title: Hand tools / Anil Mital, Anand Subramaniam, and Arunkumar Pennathur; title: Biomechanics of gloves / Ram R. Bishu, V. Gnaneswaran, and Liu Dahai; title: Work and activity-related musculoskeletal disorders of the upper extremity / Richard Wells and Peter Keir; title: The ACGIH TLV for hand activity level / Thomas J. Armstrong; title: Biomechanical models of the hand, wrist, and elbow in ergonomics / Richard E. Huges and Kai-Nan An; title: Biomechanical modeling of the shoulder anatomy / Krystyna Gielo-Perczak and Jon Rasmussen; title: Whiplash injuries : in-vitro studies / Narayan Yoganandan ... [et al.]; title: Whiplash injuries : in-vivo studies / Robert Ferrari; title: Low back disorders / Edgar Ramos Vieira; title: Models in manual materials handling / Jeffrey C. Woldstad, M.M. Ayoub, and James L. Smith; title: Revised NIOSH lifting equation / Thomas R. Waters; title: Whole body vibration / Judy Village and James B. Morrison; title: Cumulative load and models / Shrawan Kumar; title: Posture / Stephan Konz; title: Biomechanics in work seating design / Jörgen Eklund; title: Biomechanics during ladder and stair climbing and walking on ramps and other irregular surfaces / Andrew S. Merryweather and Donald S. Bloswick; title: Slips, trips, and falls / Raoul Gronquist