Push-Pull Analysis Dialog Box

The Push-Pull Analysis dialog box appears when you select Push-Pull Analysis.

To access the dialog box, select Push-Pull .

This dialog box contains controls for:

This page discusses:

Guideline

From this list, select the guideline to perform the analysis. In this analysis, only one guideline is available.

Specifications

  • 1 push every: Use this field to determine the push frequency. Select the arrows to increase or decrease the value indicated in the text field or directly enter a new value using the keyboard.
  • Distance of push: Use this field to specify the distance of the push. Select the arrows to increase or decrease the value indicated in the text field or directly enter a new value using the keyboard.
  • Distance of pull: Use this field to specify the distance of the pull. Select the arrows to increase or decrease the value indicated in the text field or directly enter a new value using the keyboard.
  • Population sample: Three population percentiles: 90th, 75th, and 50th. These percentiles represent the percentage of the population able to perform the task safely. Taking gender into account.

Score

Immediately after the Specification fields complete, the results are displayed in the Score zone.

Score
Maximum acceptable initial force: This value expresses the force required to put an object into motion.
Push317.066N
PullN/A
Maximum acceptable Sustained force: This value expresses the force required to keep the object in motion
Push167.998M
PullN/A

The initial forces require starting the object's motion. As the object begins to move, these forces start to decline to a relatively constant level (sustained forces).

Warning

Immediately after the Specification fields complete, the results are displayed in the Warning zone.