Numerical modeling of a post & dome snap-fit feature

Research in Engineering Design - Theory, Applications, and Concurrent Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 103-111

  Nichols, David A ^a   Luscher, Anthony F ^a,b  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; JOINING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

FASTENING; INSERTION FORCE; INSERTION STRAIN; LOCKING RATIO; SNAP FITS;

ASSEMBLY;

EID: 0034500634     PISSN: 09349839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001630050026     Document Type: Article

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