Mac Namara, S. C., & Guest, J. K. (2012, June), Topology Optimization: The Use of Cutting Edge Numerical Methods in Teaching Structures to Architects.  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--22120

\bibitem{asee_peer_22120}
  Mac Namara, S. C., \& Guest, J. K. (2012, June), \emph{Topology Optimization: The Use of Cutting Edge Numerical Methods in Teaching Structures to Architects.}
  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas.
  10.18260/1-2--22120

Sinead C. Mac Namara and James K. Guest.  "Topology Optimization: The Use of Cutting Edge Numerical Methods in Teaching Structures to Architects.".  2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2012.  https://peer.asee.org/22120 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_22120}
  Sinead C. Mac Namara and James K. Guest.
  "Topology Optimization: The Use of Cutting Edge Numerical Methods in Teaching Structures to Architects.".
  \emph{2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2012.
  https://peer.asee.org/22120 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

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