1. Thermo-mechanical Model Development and Experimental Validation for Directed Energy Deposition Additive Manufacturing Processes Open Access Author: Heigel, Jarred Christopher Title: Thermo-mechanical Model Development and Experimental Validation for Directed Energy Deposition Additive Manufacturing Processes Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Additive manufacturinglaser claddingdistortionconvectionfinite element analysisresidual stressin situ measurement File: Download HeigelDissertation.pdf Committee Members: Panagiotis Michaleris, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorAshok D Belegundu, Committee MemberEric Russell Marsh, Committee MemberAllison Michelle Beese, Committee MemberTodd Palmer, Committee MemberEdward William Reutzel, Special Member