1. PREDICTING AND IMPROVING MECHANICAL STRENGTH OF THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER PARTS PRODUCED BY MATERIAL EXTRUSION ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Open Access Author: Bartolai, Joseph Title: PREDICTING AND IMPROVING MECHANICAL STRENGTH OF THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER PARTS PRODUCED BY MATERIAL EXTRUSION ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Additive ManufacturingThermoplastic PolymerMaterial Extrusion File: Download PhD_Dissertation_-_Bartolai_-_revFINAL.pdf Committee Members: Timothy William Simpson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorTimothy William Simpson, Committee Chair/Co-ChairCharles E Bakis, Committee MemberMichael Anthony Hickner, Committee MemberNicholas Alexander Meisel, Outside Member