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LIST OF TABLES LIST OF FIGURES ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
CHAPTER
1. INTRODUCTION Statement of the Problem Objectives
2. LITERATURE REVIEW
3. FINITE ELEMENT MODEL Overview Construction Model in Autodesk Mechanical Desktop 6.0 Geometry in I-DEAS 10 Top Plate Geometry Back Plate, Ribs, Headblock, and Tailblock Geometry Neck Geometry Fingerboard Geometry Headstock Geometry Finite Element Model in I-DEAS 10 Top Plate Meshing Bridge Meshing Bridge Plate Meshing Saddle and Nut Meshing Top Plate Brace Meshing Rib Meshing Kerfing Meshing Back Plate Meshing Back Plate Brace Meshing Neckblock, Tailblock, Neck and Headblock Meshing Fingerboard Meshing Tuning Machine Meshing String Meshing Top and Back Plate Arching
4. BOUNDARY CONDITIONS Overview BC1: Top Plate Free, Ribs, Back Plate, and Neck Constrained BC2: Back Plate Free, Ribs, Top Plate, Neck Constrained BC3: Top Plate Free, Contour Constrained BC4: Back Plate Free, Contour Constrained
5. PROCEDURES Overview Procedure for Normal Modes Analysis Top Plate Back Plate Procedure for Sensitivity Analysis Top Plate Influence of feature inclusion on frequency of mode (0, 0) Influence of parameter change on frequency of mode (0, 0) Influence of arching on frequency of mode (0, 0) Influence of feature inclusion on MEW of mode (0, 0) Influence of parameter change on MEW of mode (0, 0) Influence of arching on MEW of mode (0, 0) Back Plate Influence of feature inclusion on frequency of mode (0, 0) Influence of parameter change on frequency of mode (0, 0) Influence of arching on frequency of mode (0, 0) Influence of feature inclusion on MEW of mode (0, 0) Influence of parameter change on MEW of mode (0, 0) Influence of arching on MEW of mode (0, 0)
6. RESULTS Normal Modes Analysis Normal Modes Analysis Results of Top Plate Normal Modes Analysis Results of Back Plate Sensitivity Analysis Frequency of Mode (0, 0) for Top Plate The influence by feature inclusion The influence by parameter change The influence by arching Frequency of Mode (0, 0) for Back Plate The influence by feature inclusion The influence by parameter change The influence by arching MEW of Mode (0, 0) for Top Plate The influence by feature inclusion The influence by parameter change MEW of Mode (0, 0) for Back Plate The influence by feature inclusion The influence by parameter change
7. CONCLUSIONS Normal Modes Analysis Sensitivity Analysis of Top Plate Frequency of Mode (0, 0) Influence by Feature Inclusion Influence by Parameter Change Influence of Arching Sensitivity Analysis of Back Plate Frequency of Mode (0, 0) Influence by Feature Inclusion Influence by Parameter Change Influence by Arching Sensitivity Analysis of Top Plate MEW of Mode (0, 0) Influence by Feature Inclusion Influence by Parameter Change Sensitivity Analysis of Back Plate MEW of Mode (0, 0) Influence by Feature Inclusion Influence by Parameter Change Modeling Errors in FEM Neck Reinforcing Strip Braces Material Properties Accuracy of Blueprint
8. FUTURE WORK
APPENDICES A. Material Properties B. Step-By-Step C. Beam Sections D. Finite Element Models E. Mode Shapes
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