Layered manufacturing of surfaces with open contours using localized wall thickening

CAD Computer Aided Design

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 175-189

  Alexander, P ^a   Dutta, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

LOCALIZED WALL THICKENING;

LAYERED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 0033906362     PISSN: 00104485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-4485(99)00079-2     Document Type: Article

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