Lecture 2: Human Factors

Question 1

anthropometrics

Answer 1

human measurement

Question 2

passive circulation

Answer 2

design directs you in the direction they want you to go

Question 3

How high can you reach?

Answer 3

72-86 inches

Question 4

How far can you reach?

Answer 4

27-39 inches

Question 5

What is the proper seat height?

Answer 5

17-24 inches

**17/18

Question 6

What is eyelevel?

Answer 6

56-68 inches

Question 7

Width required for person to eat?

Answer 7

30 inches

Question 8

What is a typical table height?

Answer 8

27-30 inches

Question 9

Width required for person walking?

Answer 9

30 inches

Question 10

Recommended height for the bottom of a light fixture above a table?

Answer 10

27 inches

Question 11

Distance between a seat and a table?

Answer 11

8 inches

Question 12

Counter height?

Answer 12

36 inches

Question 13

Bar height?

Answer 13

42 inches

Question 14

Recommended space between a counter and an island?

Answer 14

48-70 inches

Question 15

Distance between the counter and an upper cabinet?

Answer 15

18-24 inches

Question 16

Height of the toe kick?

Answer 16

3-6 inches

Question 17

ergonomics

Answer 17

study of efficiency in their working environment

Question 18

proxemics

Answer 18

study of codes that define space

• cultural
• psychological

Question 19

intimate space

Answer 19

0-18 inches, family/friends

Question 20

personal space

Answer 20

1.5-4 feet, informal

Question 21

social space

Answer 21

4-12 feet, formal

Question 22

public space

Answer 22

12 feet and beyond

Question 23

accessible

Answer 23

everyone has equal access

Question 24

What are the four priorities of accessibility?

Answer 24

1. approach and entrance
2. access to goods and services (putting things within reach of people)
3. toilet rooms
4. additional access (drinking fountains, public telephones, fire alarms)

Question 25

universal design

Answer 25

safe and easy for widest range of people possible

Question 26

acoustics

Answer 26

how we hear sound

Question 27

sound vs. noise

Answer 27

sound is desirable, noise is not

Question 28

reverberation

Answer 28

persistence of sound within space caused by reflection

Question 29

STC

Answer 29

sound transmission class

Question 30

NRC

Answer 30

noise reduction coefficient, perceived difference of sound

Question 31

angle of incidence

Answer 31

angle of reflection

Question 32

3 factors of sound absorption

Answer 32

1. mass
2. separation into layers
3. absorptive capacity