The flexible meaning of function in engineering

DS 58-2: Proceedings of ICED 09, the 17th International Conference on Engineering Design

Volumn 2, Issue , 2009, Pages 113-124

  Vermaas, Pieter E ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Action; Behavior; Function; Goal; Structure

Indexed keywords

ACTION; BEHAVIOR; CO-EXISTENCE; GOAL; LINK STRUCTURE;

ENGINEERING; EQUIPMENT; FUNCTIONS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 77955708735     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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