Seed project: Vibration-based strength grading of sawn timber

The main objective for this seed project within Linnaeus University Centre for Data Intensive Sciences and Applications (DISA) was to investigate a new, data-driven technique that utilizes piezoceramic transducers together with one-dimensional convolutional neural networks for accurate strength grading of structural timber.

Project information

Title
Vibration-based strength grading of sawn timber using piezoceramic transducers and one-dimensional convolutional neural networks
Applicants
Osama Abdeljaber, Anders Olsson and Welf Löwe
Project period
May–Oct 2020
Core research areas
Building technology, computer science
Proposal
Strength grading proposal DISA 2004.pdf
Presentation
DISA strength grading presentation.pdf

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A seed project is a minor project funded by a knowledge environment or a research group at the university. The aim is to launch and promote excellent research. Depending on the financier, a seed project may be to idenfify new or deepen existing collaborations, preferably cross-disciplinary ones, to explore possible research issues in a feasibility study, to collect empirical material, or to write an application for external funding.

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