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Engineering: The nature of problems
Engineering: The nature of problems

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This free course is adapted from a former Open University course called 'Engineering: mechanics, materials, design (T207).'

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Table 2: Pheasant, S. (1986) Bodyspace: Anthropometry, ergonomics and the design of work, Taylor and Francis.

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