Acoustics of Wood offers a detailed treatment of numerous topics that are valuable to those working with wood in architecture, engineering, acoustics, and the crafting of musical instruments. It presents a comprehensive account of the progress and current knowledge concerning wood acoustics, outlining the anatomy and physiology of wood and the specific applications in which its acoustic properties are relevant.
Acoustics of Wood reviews state-of-the-art measurement systems and includes material that has not been widely published. Divided into three main parts, the book describes environmental acoustics, presents acoustics methods for the characterization of the elastic behavior of wood, and discusses acoustic methods for the assessment of wood quality.
About the Author: 2005 Silver medal Societe d'Encouragement au Progres Paris, France
1993-1994 cited in Who's Who - Publications Board
1999 Professor - honorific- University Transylvania- Brasov, Roumania
1978-2005 senior Scientist at INRA -Centre de Recherches Forestières de Nancy, France
Since 1979- participation to numerous international conferences on nondestructive testing, ultrasonics, wood, musical instruments
- 1984 Ph D thesis - Dr. Ing. on ultrasonics and wood -Institut Superieur de Materiaux, St. Ouen- Paris, France
1962 diploma on wood mechanics Polytechnic Institute, University Transylvania, Brasov, Roumania
