DETERMINATION OF BACKPACK MASS LIMIT FOR STUDENTS IN A UNIVERSITY IN ABEOKUTA, SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA
SALAMI OLASUNKANMI ISMAILA (*1)
1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Agriculture, P. M. B. 2240, Abeokuta, Nigeria *Corresponding author, email: ismailasalami@yahoo.com
Abstract
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.