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Professor Jim Woodhouse |
Jim Woodhouse
Professor (Joined 1985)
- M.A. (mathematics), Cambridge University, 1972
- Ph.D., Cambridge University, 1977
Research interests:
- Vibration of complex structures
- Mechanics of musical instruments
- "Virtual
violins" project
- Brake squeal and other frictionally-excited vibration
- Identification and modelling of vibration damping
Post-doctoral and
graduate research opportunities
Selected recent publications:
Experimental identification of viscous damping in linear vibration. A Srikantha Phani and J Woodhouse. J. Sound Vib. 319 832–849 (2008)
Perceptual
thresholds for detecting modifications applied to the acoustical properties of
a violin. C Fritz, I Cross, BCJ Moore and J
Woodhouse. J. Acoust. Soc. Amer. 122,
3640–3650 (2007)
On the
"bridge hill" of the violin.
J Woodhouse. Acustica – Acta Acustica 91, 155–165 (2005).
Plucked guitar
transients: comparison of measurements and synthesis. J Woodhouse. Acustica – Acta Acustica 90, 945–965
(2004).
The bowed string as we know it today. J
Woodhouse and PM Galluzzo. Acustica – Acta Acustica 90 579–589 (2004)
Instability of systems with a frictional point contact: Part 1, basic
modelling. P Duffour and J
Woodhouse. J. Sound Vib. 271 365–390 (2004)
Contact information:
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Cambridge University Engineering Dept |
Phone:
+44 1223 332642 |
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Cambridge University Engineering Department
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