FEM physical model of a Philippine gong

02 May 2018

One gong of a Philippine Kulintang gong chime. The geometric model based on a 3D surface scan is utilized for finite element method (FEM) physical modelling. Modal deflection shapes ([0,1], [1,1] and [2,1]) obtained from an eigenvalue analysis with free-free boundary conditions. The original instrument is situated at the University of Hamburg, Germany

[0,1] 438 Hz	[1,1] 752 Hz	[2,1] 1557 Hz