Applications of structural optimization in direct metal fabrication

Rapid Prototyping Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 114-122

  Cansizoglu, Omer ^a   Harrysson, Ola L A ^a   West II, Harvey A ^a   Cormier, Denis R ^a   Mahale, Tushar ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Optimization techniques; Rapid prototypes

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON BEAM MELTING; FABRICATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; RAPID PROTOTYPING;

DIRECT METAL FABRICATION; LAYERED FABRICATION;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 41149162256     PISSN: 13552546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552540810862082     Document Type: Article

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