An Analysis of the Displacements in 3D-Printed PLA Acoustic Guitars

Álvaro Burgos-Pintos1, Francisco Fernández-Zacarías1,2, Pedro F Mayuet1

  • 1Department of Mechanical Engineering & Industrial Design, Faculty of Engineering, University of Cadiz, Av. University of Cadiz 10, 11519 Puerto Real, Spain.

Polymers
|August 10, 2024
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