literature review

· Background on the authors (are they publishing a lot on the subject, considered experts, associated with well-known labs) (<50 100 words). Don't give me the complete bio of the authors. The readers just need to know can they believe the results and how credible are the results.

· List of keywords.

· Rate the article (0-5 stars).

· Write a Short summary of the article (<200 words)

· what the main findings in your words and why the findings are relevant.

· why the article is worth reading (or not)

· DO NOT CUT AND COPY TEXT FROM THE ARTICLE. IF I FIND THAT YOU HAVE DONE THIS YOU WILL GET A ZERO FOR ALL OF THE LITERATURE ASSIGNMENTS

· Summarize for someone familiar with Additive but not all terminology for the article. Some people are over explaining and others are going into a lot of unnecessary detail.

· Be *CRITICAL* of the article. Ask the questions: what doesn't it cover, where are the weaknesses, what assumptions did they make that are questionable?

Check your summary for readability. There are some automatic checkers like Grammarly that can catch the worst errors.

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Here is and example of a good author background summary::

Jaehyung Ju does not study AM directly so much as the physics of complex geometric structures. Most of his research seems to be concerned with the structural properties of complex lattices and the optimization of these designs for various structural purposes. The nature of manufacturing these structures, however, means that most of his work is important to AM and the new world of design that is emerging from it. The volume of research associated with him is impressive and his papers are frequently cited in the realm of AM.

Here is an example of a part of a good article summary and analysis

However, the article’s intended audience (and the authors’ backgrounds) is clearly those in the construction/architectural industry rather than those familiar with additive manufacturing or engineering as many of the construction AM processes are described in construction terms. Related to this, the authors fail to really mention the challenge anisotropic properties of 3D-printed materials pose to their use in this industry. They do list several other challenges whose development cycles will be important in shaping how construction uses additive. Overall, this is a good article for general information about what attempts construction is making with additive manufacturing.