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Test Standard For Joist Connectors Attached To Cold-Formed Steel Structural Framing, 2015 Edition, American Iron And Steel Institute
Test Standard For Joist Connectors Attached To Cold-Formed Steel Structural Framing, 2015 Edition, American Iron And Steel Institute
American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) Specifications, Standards, Manuals and Research Reports (1946 - present)
No abstract provided.
Test Standard For Cold-Formed Steel Framing -- Nonstructural Interior Partition Walls With Gypsum Board, 2015 Edition, American Iron And Steel Institute
Test Standard For Cold-Formed Steel Framing -- Nonstructural Interior Partition Walls With Gypsum Board, 2015 Edition, American Iron And Steel Institute
American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) Specifications, Standards, Manuals and Research Reports (1946 - present)
No abstract provided.
Test Standard For Through-The-Web Punchout Cold-Formed Steel Wall Stud Bridging Connectors, 2015 Edition, American Iron And Steel Institute
Test Standard For Through-The-Web Punchout Cold-Formed Steel Wall Stud Bridging Connectors, 2015 Edition, American Iron And Steel Institute
American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) Specifications, Standards, Manuals and Research Reports (1946 - present)
No abstract provided.
Code Of Standard Practice For Cold-Formed Steel Structural Framing, 2015 Edition, American Iron And Steel Institute
Code Of Standard Practice For Cold-Formed Steel Structural Framing, 2015 Edition, American Iron And Steel Institute
American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) Specifications, Standards, Manuals and Research Reports (1946 - present)
No abstract provided.
Concrete-Filled-Large Deformable Frp Tubular Columns Under Axial Compressive Loading, Omar I. Abdelkarim, Mohamed Elgawady
Concrete-Filled-Large Deformable Frp Tubular Columns Under Axial Compressive Loading, Omar I. Abdelkarim, Mohamed Elgawady
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
The behavior of concrete-filled fiber tubes (CFFT) polymers under axial compressive loading was investigated. Unlike the traditional fiber reinforced polymers (FRP) such as carbon, glass, aramid, etc., the FRP tubes in this study were designed using large rupture strains FRP which are made of recycled materials such as plastic bottles; hence, large rupture strain (LRS) FRP composites are environmentally friendly and can be used in the context of green construction. This study performed finite element (FE) analysis using LS-DYNA software to conduct an extensive parametric study on CFFT. The effects of the FRP confinement ratio, the unconfined concrete compressive strength …
Modeling Of Magnetized Graphene From Microwave To Thz Range By Dgtd With A Scalar Rbc And An Ade, Ping Li, Li (Lijun) Jun Jiang
Modeling Of Magnetized Graphene From Microwave To Thz Range By Dgtd With A Scalar Rbc And An Ade, Ping Li, Li (Lijun) Jun Jiang
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
This paper presents a discontinuous Galerkin timedomain (DGTD) method for the transient analysis of magnetized graphene from the microwave to terahertz (THz) frequencies. By considering the atom thick graphene layer as an infinitely thin conductive sheet with finite surface conductivity, a frequency-dependent anisotropic resistive boundary condition (RBC) is obtained. Based on this RBC, the direct volumetric discretization of graphene layer is avoided. Instead of directly deriving the numerical flux for DGTD considering the presence of this anisotropic and dispersive RBC, an auxiliary surface polarization current governed by a first-order time-dependent partial differential equation (PDE) is introduced over the graphene with …
Molecular Simulations And Lattice Dynamics Determination Of Stillinger-Weber Gan Thermal Conductivity, Zhi Liang, Ankit Jain, Alan J.H. Mcgaughey, Pawel Keblinski
Molecular Simulations And Lattice Dynamics Determination Of Stillinger-Weber Gan Thermal Conductivity, Zhi Liang, Ankit Jain, Alan J.H. Mcgaughey, Pawel Keblinski
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
The Bulk Thermal Conductivity of Stillinger-Weber (SW) Wurtzite GaN in the [0001] Direction at a Temperature of 300 K is Calculated using Equilibrium Molecular Dynamics (EMD), Non-Equilibrium MD (NEMD), and Lattice Dynamics (LD) Methods. While the NEMD Method Predicts a Thermal Conductivity of 166 ± 11 W/m·K, Both the EMD and LD Methods Predict Thermal Conductivities that Are an Order of Magnitude Greater. We Attribute the Discrepancy to Significant Contributions to Thermal Conductivity from Long-Mean Free Path Phonons. We Propose that the Grüneisen Parameter for Low-Frequency Phonons is a Good Predictor of the Severity of the Size Effects in NEMD …
Wiretap Channel Ii With A Noisy Main Channel, Mohamed Nafea, Aylin Yener
Wiretap Channel Ii With A Noisy Main Channel, Mohamed Nafea, Aylin Yener
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
In this paper, a wiretap channel where the transmitter and receiver communicate through a discrete memoryless channel, and the eavesdropper (Eve) has perfect access to a fixed fraction of transmitted symbols (of its choosing) is considered. An outer bound for the rate-equivocation region of the channel, for all such fractions, is derived. An achievable scheme, which provides an inner bound for the rate-equivocation region, is proposed. The achievability is established by defining a class of good codebooks for which there exists a good partition that achieves the required level of equivocation no matter what subset of symbols Eve chooses. It …
Near Field Transducer For Heat Assisted Magnetic Recording, Xianfan Xu, Edward C. Kinzel
Near Field Transducer For Heat Assisted Magnetic Recording, Xianfan Xu, Edward C. Kinzel
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
An antenna for heat assisted magnetic recording is disclosed. The antenna includes an optically opaque material and an optically transparent material positioned on the optically opaque material, the optically transparent material includes a half bowtie shape which includes a first half-wing substantially shaped in form of a right angle trapezoid, having a height substantially equal to the overall height of the half bowtie, a second half-wing Substantially shaped in form of a mirror image of the first half-wing and formed proximate and coupled to the first half-wing by a Substantially rectangular aperture having an aperture width and an aperture height. …
Secure Degrees Of Freedom Of N ×N ×M Wiretap Channel With A K-Antenna Cooperative Jammer, Mohamed Nafea, Aylin Yener
Secure Degrees Of Freedom Of N ×N ×M Wiretap Channel With A K-Antenna Cooperative Jammer, Mohamed Nafea, Aylin Yener
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
The secure degrees of freedom (s.d.o.f.) of a multiantenna Gaussian wiretap channel with N antennas at the transmitter and receiver and an arbitrary number of antennas, M, at the wiretapper is characterized when a multiantenna cooperative jammer (CJ) is available as a helper. This generalizes our previous result that assumed the same number of antennas at the eavesdropper as the legitimate parties. In particular, for arbitrary values of N and M, the s.d.o.f. is derived for all possible values of the number of antennae at the CJ, K. The achievability is based on a variety of signaling, beamforming, and alignment …
Local Time-Averaged Gas Holdup In Fluidized Bed Reactor Using Gamma Ray Computed Tomography Technique (Ct), Abdelsalam Efhaima, Muthanna H. Al-Dahhan
Local Time-Averaged Gas Holdup In Fluidized Bed Reactor Using Gamma Ray Computed Tomography Technique (Ct), Abdelsalam Efhaima, Muthanna H. Al-Dahhan
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
Many Invasive and Non-Invasive Techniques Have Been Used to Analyze the Hydrodynamics of Fluidized Beds. in This Study, the Effect of Superficial Gas Velocity and Bed Particle Density on the Hydrodynamics of Gas–solid Fluidized Beds Was Investigated by using a Cylindrical Plexiglas Fluidized Bed Column, 14 Cm in Diameter. Air at Room Temperature Was Used as the Fluidizing Gas and Two Different Geldart Type-B Particles Were Used: Glass Beads and Copper Particles with Material Densities of 2.5 and 5.3 G/cm3, Respectively, with the Same Size Particle, 210 µm. to Measure the Time-Averaged Cross-Sectional Gas and Solid Holdup Distribution, Gamma Ray …
Experimental Investigations Of Dusty Spacecraft Charging At The Lunar Terminator, Kevin Chou, William Yu, Daoru Frank Han, Joseph J. Wang
Experimental Investigations Of Dusty Spacecraft Charging At The Lunar Terminator, Kevin Chou, William Yu, Daoru Frank Han, Joseph J. Wang
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
An experimental investigation is conducted to understand the I-V characteristics and floating potential of a surface covered by varying amounts of dust in a plasma environment similar to that at the lunar terminator. I-V curves are measured to determine dust coverage effects on surface charging, and a non-contacting electrostatic voltmeter is used to measure dust surface charging. Results show that as dust coverage increases, the electric field created between the dust surface layer and conducting surface layer increases the possibility of arcing and breakdown.
Enhanced Structural Color Generation In Aluminum Metamaterials Coated With A Thin Polymer Layer, F. Cheng, Xiaodong Yang, D. Rosenmann, L. Stan, D. Czaplewski, Jie Gao
Enhanced Structural Color Generation In Aluminum Metamaterials Coated With A Thin Polymer Layer, F. Cheng, Xiaodong Yang, D. Rosenmann, L. Stan, D. Czaplewski, Jie Gao
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
No abstract provided.
Shear Lag Sutures: Improved Suture Repair Through The Use Of Adhesives, S. W. Linderman, I. Kormpakis, R. H. Gelberman, Victor Birman, U. G. K. Wegst, G. M. Genin, S. Thomopoulos
Shear Lag Sutures: Improved Suture Repair Through The Use Of Adhesives, S. W. Linderman, I. Kormpakis, R. H. Gelberman, Victor Birman, U. G. K. Wegst, G. M. Genin, S. Thomopoulos
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
No abstract provided.
Ultrasensitive Detection And Characterization Of Molecules With Infrared Plasmonic Metamaterials, F. Cheng, Xiaodong Yang, Jie Gao
Ultrasensitive Detection And Characterization Of Molecules With Infrared Plasmonic Metamaterials, F. Cheng, Xiaodong Yang, Jie Gao
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
No abstract provided.
Collapse Vulnerability And Fragility Analysis Of Substandard Rc Bridges Rehabilitated With Different Repair Jackets Under Post-Mainshock Cascading Events, Mostafa Fakharifar, Genda Chen, Ahmad Dalvand, Anoosh Shamsabadi
Collapse Vulnerability And Fragility Analysis Of Substandard Rc Bridges Rehabilitated With Different Repair Jackets Under Post-Mainshock Cascading Events, Mostafa Fakharifar, Genda Chen, Ahmad Dalvand, Anoosh Shamsabadi
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
Past earthquakes have signaled the increased collapse vulnerability of mainshock-damaged bridge piers and urgent need of repair interventions prior to subsequent cascading hazard events, such as aftershocks, triggered by the mainshock (MS). The overarching goal of this study is to quantify the collapse vulnerability of mainshock-damaged substandard RC bridge piers rehabilitated with different repair jackets (FRP, conventional thick steel and hybrid jacket) under aftershock (AS) attacks of various intensities. The efficacy of repair jackets on post-MS resilience of repaired bridges is quantified for a prototype two-span single-column bridge bent with lap-splice deficiency at column-footing interface. Extensive number of incremental dynamic …
Clustering Data Of Mixed Categorical And Numerical Type With Unsupervised Feature Learning, Dao Lam, Mingzhen Wei, Donald C. Wunsch
Clustering Data Of Mixed Categorical And Numerical Type With Unsupervised Feature Learning, Dao Lam, Mingzhen Wei, Donald C. Wunsch
Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
Mixed-type categorical and numerical data are a challenge in many applications. This general area of mixed-type data is among the frontier areas, where computational intelligence approaches are often brittle compared with the capabilities of living creatures. In this paper, unsupervised feature learning (UFL) is applied to the mixed-type data to achieve a sparse representation, which makes it easier for clustering algorithms to separate the data. Unlike other UFL methods that work with homogeneous data, such as image and video data, the presented UFL works with the mixed-type data using fuzzy adaptive resonance theory (ART). UFL with fuzzy ART (UFLA) obtains …
Raman Spectroscopy Applied To The Noninvasive Detection Of Monosodium Urate Crystal Deposits, Declan J. Curran, Laurence Rubin, Mark R. Towler
Raman Spectroscopy Applied To The Noninvasive Detection Of Monosodium Urate Crystal Deposits, Declan J. Curran, Laurence Rubin, Mark R. Towler
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
An off-the-shelf Raman Spectrometer (RS) was used to noninvasively determine the presence of monosodium urate (MSU) crystals on the metatarsophalangeal joint (MTPJ) of a single gout sufferer. The spectrum sourced from the clinically diagnosed gout sufferer was compared to that sourced from an age-matched healthy subject scanned using the same protocol. Minimal signal processing was conducted on both spectra. Peaks characteristic of MSU crystals were evident on the spectrum sourced from the gout sufferer and not on the spectrum from the healthy control.
Dc-Gain Layer-To-Layer Stability Criterion In Laser Metal Deposition Processes, Patrick M. Sammons, Douglas A. Bristow, Robert G. Landers
Dc-Gain Layer-To-Layer Stability Criterion In Laser Metal Deposition Processes, Patrick M. Sammons, Douglas A. Bristow, Robert G. Landers
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
In Laser Metal Deposition (LMD), a blown powder metal additive manufacturing process, functional metal parts are fabricated in a layer-by-layer fashion. In addition to the in-layer dynamics, which describe how the process evolves within a given layer, the additive-fabrication property of LMD creates a second set of dynamics which describe how the process evolves from layer-to-layer. While these dynamics, termed layer-to-layer dynamics, are coupled with both the in-layer dynamics and the process operating conditions, they are not widely considered in the modeling, process planning, or process control of LMD operations. Because of this, seemingly valid choices for process parameters can …
Freeform Extrusion Fabrication Of Titanium Fiber Reinforced Bioactive Glass Scaffolds, Albin Thomas, Krishna C. R. Kolan, Ming-Chuan Leu, Greg Hilmas
Freeform Extrusion Fabrication Of Titanium Fiber Reinforced Bioactive Glass Scaffolds, Albin Thomas, Krishna C. R. Kolan, Ming-Chuan Leu, Greg Hilmas
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
Although implants made with bioactive glass have shown promising results for bone repair, their application in repairing load-bearing long bones is limited due to their low fracture toughness and fairly fast degradation response in vivo. In this paper, we describe our investigation of freeform extrusion fabrication of silicate based 13-93 bioactive glass scaffolds reinforced with titanium fibers. A composite paste was prepared with 13-93 bioactive glass filled with titanium fibers (~16 µm in diameter and aspect ratio of ~250) having a volume fraction of 0.4 vol. %. This paste was then extruded to fabricate scaffolds with an extrudate diameter …
Planning Freeform Extrusion Fabrication Processes With Consideration Of Horizontal Staircase Effect, Amir Ghazanfari, Wenbin Li, Ming-Chuan Leu, Robert G. Landers
Planning Freeform Extrusion Fabrication Processes With Consideration Of Horizontal Staircase Effect, Amir Ghazanfari, Wenbin Li, Ming-Chuan Leu, Robert G. Landers
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
An algorithm has been developed to estimate the “horizontal” staircase effect and a technique is proposed to reduce this type of geometrical error for freeform extrusion fabrication processes of 3D “solid” parts. The adaptive rastering technique, proposed in this paper, analyzes the geometry of each layer and changes the width of each line of the raster adaptively in order to reduce the staircase error and increase the productivity simultaneously. For each line, the maximum width that results in a staircase error smaller than a predefined threshold is determined for decreasing the fabrication time or increasing the dimensional accuracy, or both. …
Direct Laser Deposition Of Ti-6al-4v From Elemental Powder Blends, Lei Yan, Xueyang Chen, Wei Li, Frank W. Liou, Joseph William Newkirk
Direct Laser Deposition Of Ti-6al-4v From Elemental Powder Blends, Lei Yan, Xueyang Chen, Wei Li, Frank W. Liou, Joseph William Newkirk
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
A thin-wall structure composed of Ti-6Al-4V has been deposited using direct laser deposition (DLD) from blended Ti, Al, and V elemental powders. The microstructure and composition distribution along the build height direction were intensively investigated using optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy/energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM/EDS), and Vickers hardness testing. The microstructures of the as-deposited Ti-xAl-yV were studied using EDS to determine appropriate weight percentage for Al and V in the blended powders before mixing. The effects of laser power and laser transverse speed on the microstructure were investigated and optimized laser processing parameters were concluded.
Parameter Determination And Experimental Validation Of A Wire Feed Additive Manufacturing Model, Kannan Suresh Kumar, Todd E. Sparks, Frank W. Liou
Parameter Determination And Experimental Validation Of A Wire Feed Additive Manufacturing Model, Kannan Suresh Kumar, Todd E. Sparks, Frank W. Liou
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
Laser metal deposition with wire feed is one of the additive manufacturing methods with great scope and robustness. Process parameters plays an important role in controlling the process and obtaining an ideal manufactured part. Simulations tools are highly essential in determining the ideal parameters and melt pool conditions. The current work is a transient 3D model of wire feed additive manufacturing which realizes the heat transfer and fluid flow behavior of the process with varying laser power and power density. The model was programmed in Python and a 1 KW Gaussian beam fiber laser was used to conduct experiments. The …
Laser Metal Deposition Of Functionally Gradient Materials From Elemental Copper And Nickel Powders, Sreekar Karnati, Todd E. Sparks, Frank W. Liou, Joseph William Newkirk, Karen M. Brown Taminger, William J. Seufzer
Laser Metal Deposition Of Functionally Gradient Materials From Elemental Copper And Nickel Powders, Sreekar Karnati, Todd E. Sparks, Frank W. Liou, Joseph William Newkirk, Karen M. Brown Taminger, William J. Seufzer
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
This work deals with the planning and fabrication of a functionally gradient copper-nickel composition via Laser Metal Deposition (LMD). Various compositions of copper and nickel were made by blending different weight percentages which were then sequentially deposited to fabricate functionally gradient copper-nickel thin-wall structures. Analyses were performed by sectioning the thin-wall samples for metallographic, hardness, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS) studies. The fabrication was studied for identifying and corroborating the deposited compositions and their corresponding gradients. XRD analyses were performed to identify the crystal structure of the deposit. EDS analysis was instrumental in identifying the variation …
Depth Of Cut Monitoring For Hybrid Manufacturing Using Acoustic Emission Sensor, Haythem Gaja, Frank W. Liou
Depth Of Cut Monitoring For Hybrid Manufacturing Using Acoustic Emission Sensor, Haythem Gaja, Frank W. Liou
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
Laser Metal Deposition LMD is a hybrid manufacturing process consist of a laser deposition system combined with a 5-axis CNC milling system. During laser deposition many parameters and their interaction affect the dimensional accuracy of the part produced, powder flow rate, laser power and travel speed are some of these parameters. Sensing the acoustic emission during milling marching gives feedback information regarding depth of metal being cut subsequent part dimensions, if an error in dimensions is found certain actions, such as remaching, close loop control, or laser remelting can be carried out to correct it. Thus a reliable hybrid manufacturing …
Effects Of Temperature On Aqueous Freeform Extrusion Fabrication, Jie Li, Ming-Chuan Leu, Greg Hilmas
Effects Of Temperature On Aqueous Freeform Extrusion Fabrication, Jie Li, Ming-Chuan Leu, Greg Hilmas
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
An experimental study was conducted to investigate the effect of temperature on ceramic parts produced by paste extrusion based additive manufacturing followed by sintering. A computer-controlled gantry system equipped with a piston extruder was used to extrude aqueous alumina paste. The system includes a temperature control subsystem that allows for freeform extrusion fabrication inside a low-temperature (<0°C) chamber. It can also be used for fabricating parts on a hot plate at ambient or higher temperatures (≥20°C). Test specimens were fabricated from aqueous aluminum pastes at -20°C in the low-temperature chamber and also on the hot plate at 40°C. The minimum angles achievable by these two processes for part fabrication, without use of support material, were compared. Also compared were the relative density and mechanical properties of the parts obtained after sintering. Microstructures were examined via scanning electron microscopy in order to obtain a deeper understanding of the effect of fabrication temperature.
Optimal Rastering Orientation In Freeform Extrusion Fabrication Processes, Amir Ghazanfari, Wenbin Li, Ming-Chuan Leu, Robert G. Landers
Optimal Rastering Orientation In Freeform Extrusion Fabrication Processes, Amir Ghazanfari, Wenbin Li, Ming-Chuan Leu, Robert G. Landers
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
Many researchers have tried to optimize the build direction of additively manufactured parts to minimize the vertical staircase effect. However, the horizontal staircase effect should also be considered when fully dense parts are to be fabricated. In this paper, part inaccuracy due to the horizontal staircase effect is considered in order to determine the optimal rastering orientation in building the part. An algorithm is developed to estimate this inaccuracy and a technique is proposed to minimize it. The effect of rastering orientation on staircase errors is examined, and the particle swarm optimization method is used to determine the optimum rastering …
A Framework For Large Scale Fused Pellet Modeling (Fpm) By An Industry Robot, Zhiyuan Wang, Renwei Liu, Todd E. Sparks, Frank W. Liou
A Framework For Large Scale Fused Pellet Modeling (Fpm) By An Industry Robot, Zhiyuan Wang, Renwei Liu, Todd E. Sparks, Frank W. Liou
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
Fused pellet modeling (FPM) is an important method in additive manufacturing technology, where granular material is used instead of filaments. In FPM, prototypes are constructed by the sequential deposition of material layers. As the size of the part increases, the problem of long build times and part deformation becomes critical. In this paper, methods for eliminating the void density during deposition and accuracy control principles for large scale FPM processes are studied. By analyzing the ab initio principles of this process, a mini extruder with variable pitch and progressive diameter screw for the large scale fused deposition is proposed. Based …
Performance Metric For Powder Feeder Systems In Additive Manufacturing, Venkata Sivaram Bitragunta, Todd E. Sparks, Frank W. Liou
Performance Metric For Powder Feeder Systems In Additive Manufacturing, Venkata Sivaram Bitragunta, Todd E. Sparks, Frank W. Liou
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
In blown powder Direct Metal Deposition (DMD) process, parts are built by adding metal powder on the melt pool created by the laser system. At low feed rates powder feeder systems have perturbations. The study focused on relationship between the perturbation frequencies by inherent powder feeder designs and its impact on deposition quality. Performance metric determine the relation between perturbations in the powder flow and quality of the deposit. To determine performance metric, various powder feeder designs were analyzed. Perturbation frequencies were introduced to the disk feeder design. The quality of the deposit was determined by the surface roughness of …
Modeling Of Powder Bed Processing -- A Review, Aaron Flood, Frank W. Liou
Modeling Of Powder Bed Processing -- A Review, Aaron Flood, Frank W. Liou
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
Many models have been developed to model powder beds and these methods can be implemented to model a powder bed for Selective Laser Sintering, Selective Laser Melting and any other technique of additive manufacturing which uses powder beds. Two of the main systems are the Discrete Element Method (DEM) and the Geometric Method. The purpose of this paper is to analyze each of the methods. It will first highlight how each of the models creates the powder bed. The next aspect reviewed is the computational time and its causes. And lastly, each of the methods will be examined for their …