Ruwanvelli Dagaba during full moon festival. Page 9. Traditional Dancing.
Dancer. Devil dance (very similar to “Kabuki”). Sinhalese dancing. Devil dancing
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Introduction to Sri Lanka and Human Response to Vibration Dr. (Mrs.) Jimila Subashi Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Saitama University
Location
Capital : Sri Jayawardanepura kotte
Facts and figures Population : 20,064,800 Currency : Sri Lankan rupees (Rs.) Independence day :4 February Languages :Sinhala (official), English, Tamil, Muslim Religions :Buddhist , Muslim, Hindu, others
National flag Significance of each symbol
Four pipul leaves: Buddhist Sword : Authority Lion : Sinhala race Green : Muslim race Orange : Tamil race Yellow : Minor races Maroon : Minor religions
Japan-Sri Lanka Friendship
Began at the San Francisco Peace Conference, 1951
Mr J.R. Jayawardana spoke a favour of granting full freedom to Japan
More than 50 years diplomatic relations
Japan has made significant contributions to develop infrastructure Monument at Kamakura, Japan
Climate
Tropical climate Average temperature 27 0C in Colombo
Average temperature 16 0C in hilly areas
Historical places
Adam’s peak (Sri Pada) Sigiriya
Temples
Temple of the Sacred Tooth of Buddha; Kandy Ruwanvelli Dagaba during full moon festival
Traditional Dancing Sinhalese dancing
Dancer
Devil dancing
Devil dance (very similar to “Kabuki”)
Food Main meal: Rice and curries
Hoppers (Appa) and Coconut Salad (Sambol)
Beauty of Lanka Elephants
Beautiful beach
Water fall, Dunhida
Wild life Elephants in the “Yala” national park
Leopard Bear
Deers in forests
Elephants ; Pinnawala Orphanage
Buffaloes
Main exports Tea
Hand crafts
Coconut Gems
Human response to vibration
Many people are exposed to vibration
Many sources of vibration
Importance of human response to vibration
More demanding activities during vibration
Greater expectation of the quality of life
Human exposure to vibration
Hand-transmitted vibration
Whole Body Vibration (WBV)
Effects of WBV exposure Discomfort Interference with activities
PAIN
Disorder in the body (back pain)
Whole body vibration
Sitting posture
Standing posture
Recumbent posture
Hand-transmitted vibration
Steering wheel
Vibrating tools
Effects of Hand-transmitted vibration
Bone and joint disorders
Muscle disorders
Vascular disorders
Objective of human vibration research To establish relationship between various effects and their causes
