Variation simulation for deformable sheet metal assemblies using finite element methods

Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 368-374

  Charles Liu, S ^a   Jack Hu, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SHEET METAL; STRESS ANALYSIS; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

DEFORMATION ANALYSIS;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031208633     PISSN: 10871357     EISSN: 15288935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2831115     Document Type: Article

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