This book provides an in-depth study of the foundations of statistical energy analysis, with a
focus on examining the statistical theory of sound and vibration. In the modal approach, an …

Nowadays, the virtual prototy** method is widely used for industrial applications and can
lead to a powerful tool for musical instruments making and conservation. Nevertheless …

It is generally alleged that the design choices of acoustic guitar bracing patterns lead to a
specific sound of the instrument. However, in the presence of strong uncertainties due to …

A recent theoretical breakthrough has brought a new tool, called the localization landscape,
for predicting the localization regions of vibration modes in complex or disordered systems …

This paper deals with the development and validation of a finite element numerical model of
a grand piano soundboard. The most important details of the manufacturing process are …

Wave-based structural identification for real honeycomb sandwich structures has become an
important research focus. However, most existing wave-based identification methods suffers …

Composite materials are presented in a wide variety of industrial sectors as an alternative to
traditionally used materials. In recent years, a new sector has increasingly used these kinds …

The purpose of the present paper is to investigate the wave propagation features in a
sandwich plate with honeycomb core over a large frequency domain. Robust experiment …

The piano sound is made audible by the vibration of its soundboard. A pianist pushes the
key to release a hammer that strikes the strings, which transfer the energy to the …

The effect of structure on the vibration response was explored for four piano soundboards
with different but commonly adopted structures. The vibration response was obtained using …