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This document is an exam paper for a Human Factors Engineering course at King Khalid University, detailing instructions and rules for students. It includes multiple-choice questions, fill-in-the-blank statements, and applications of anthropometric variables. The exam is designed to assess students' understanding of ergonomic principles and their applications in industrial settings.

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This document is an exam paper for a Human Factors Engineering course at King Khalid University, detailing instructions and rules for students. It includes multiple-choice questions, fill-in-the-blank statements, and applications of anthropometric variables. The exam is designed to assess students' understanding of ergonomic principles and their applications in industrial settings.

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King Khalid University

Industrial Engineering Department


First Semester
1430/1431

Human Factors Engineering


First Exam
Allowed time 50 min

Student Name:

1. Write your name in the specified space NOW.


2. Any paper without name will be marked ZERO.
3. Mobiles are not allowed switch it off now.
4. Use your own calculator borrowing calculators is forbidden.
5. No text book or notes are allowed.
Q1). Estate if the following statements are true (√) or false (X). (25 points)
√ Ergonomist contribute to the planning, design and evaluation of tasks, jobs, products, environments and
systems in order to make them compatible with the needs, abilities, and limitations of people.
x Decreased injury rates decreases employee morale.
x The curvature of the spine provides more compression on the disk during standing.
x Skeleton provide support with the help of ligaments which allows tension
√ Extreme postures of the body will cause pain.
√ People with low back pain shouldn’t Carry weight from the front of their bodies
√ The main goal of work space design is to reduce postural stress that might lead to fatigue or discomfort.
√ The carpal tunnel is a space in the wrist surrounded by wrist bones and a rigid ligament links the bones together
x Blood circulation is not effective in standing due to gravity so it is better to have sedentary work all the time
x Static anthropometric measurements usually used to design complex control panels in the process industries.

Q2).Complete the following statements with the missing words or phrases: (36 points)

1. Proactive Ergonomics is :

2. Biomechanics is:

3. The spine consists of:

a).

b).

c).

4. Lordosis

5. Muscles function is controlled by

6. Limitations on the use of structural anthropometric data:


7. Carpal tunnel syndrome is particularly associated with certain tasks including:

a)

b)

c)

d)

Q3). Give an industrial application for each of the following anthropometric variables:

a) Standing elbow height:

b) Sitting height:

c) Hip breadth:

d) Grip circumference:

Q4). In the figure aside write the missing parts in the provided boxes.

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