Work done when climbing stairs
Abstract According to the conventional definition of work, no work is done by the normal reaction force on the feet when climbing stairs since there is no displacement of the normal reaction force. However, it is the total work done by the normal reaction force that is zero.
Authors
- Rod Cross (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9409-2791)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physics Education
- Published
- 2025-05-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6552/add072
- Primary Topic
- Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00