Structural abstraction in snap-fit analysis

Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 395-402

  Suri, Gaurav ^a   Luscher, Anthony F ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Base part stiffness; Finite element analysis; Plastic part design; Snap fit; Structural abstraction

Indexed keywords

EID: 13644274485     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1320441     Document Type: Article

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