Abstract
The clothing-pressure developed on the knee of a man wearing slacks is discussed for three typical sequences of motions, raising one of his legs on to a block and then lowering; sitting on a chair and then standing up; and sitting down upon the heels and then standing up; and for nine samples of slacks, made of three kinds of fabrics with three different degrees of ease. The dynamic measurement of the pressure distribution over the knee surface reveals the high-pressure region and the change in clothing pressure as a function of time. The results obtained are discussed in relation to the mechanical properties of the fabrics, to the degree of ease of the slacks, and to the variation in the thickness of the leg due to posture alternation.
