Acoustics and Noise Control

ISBN-13: 9780273724681 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 400 str.

Margaret Hollins

Opis

This is a revised and expanded edition of the introduction to the principles and practice of acoustics and noise control. The text assumes no previous knowledge of the subject and the reader needs only a basic knowledge of mathematics and physics.

Spis treści

Preface  Acknowledgements  Terminology and notation  1. The nature and behavior of sound  2. sound propagation outdoors  3. Human Response to noise  4. Environmental noise  5. Room acoustics  6. Sound Insulation  7. Vibration  8. Measurement and Instrumentation  9. Noise control  10. The law relating to noise  Appendices:  1. Glossary of acoustical terms  2. List of formulae  3. Experiments and Investigations  4. Some electrical principles  Bibliography 
Index

O autorze

R J Peters is Principal Acoustics Consultant at Applied Acoustics Design, a Visiting Research Fellow at London, South Bank University and a freelance lecturer in acoustics and noise control. He was formerly Head of School of Environmental Engineering at NESCOT (North East Surrey College of Technology).

B J Smith is an educational consultant and was formerly Head of School of Building at Ulster Polytechnic.

Margaret Hollins is Deputy Head of the Urban, Environment and Leisure Studies Department at London South Bank University.