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P. Carlsson, M. Tinnsten

Optimization of a Violin Top with a Combined Laminate Theory and Honeycomb Model of Wood

Stochastic optimization with the simulated annealing method (SA) is performed on a violin top made of Norway spruce (Picea Abies). A numerical example is presented which shows that it is possible, through changes in thickness variables, to compensate for changes in vibration properties caused by a variation in the material parameters in the top. A material model is also presented for the blank which considers the influence of density variations in the annual rings, the cellular structure of wood and reinforcement from the wood rays.

Holzforschung, Walter de Gruyter

Print ISSN: 0018-3830
Volume: 57, 01/2003
Pages: 101 - 105

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