Sound Insulation in Buildings

ISBN-13: 9781498700412 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 450 str.

J. H. Rindel

Opis

The book explains sound insulation in buildings at a level suitable for both graduate students and consultants, covering: theoretical models for sound transmission in buildings; sound transmission through windows and facades; the subjective evaluation of sound insulation; measurement uncertainty and some experimental buildings with high insulation.

Spis treści

Basic concepts in acoustics. Mechanical vibrations. The sound field in front of a wall. Introduction to room acoustics. Introduction to sound insulation. Sound radiation from plates. Statistical energy analysis. Airborne sound transmission through single constructions. Airborne sound transmission through Double constructions. Impact sound insulation. Flanking transmission. Measurement methods and single number rating. Measurement uncertainty. Building regulations on sound insulation. Subjective evaluation of sound insulation. Examples of building constructions with high sound insulation.

O autorze

Jens Holger Rindel is currently senior consultant at Multiconsult in Norway and senior researcher at Odeon A/S in Denmark. Until 2007 he was Professor in acoustics at the Technical University of Denmark. He is also past President of the Nordic Acoustical Association, and past Chairman of the Technical Committee for Building and Room Acoustics of the European Association of Acoustical Societies. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Acoustics and of the Acoustical Society of America.