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Building acoustics [electronic resource] / Tor Erik Vigran.

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Covering all aspects of sound and vibration in buildings, this book explores room acoustics, sound insulation, and noise and vibration problems connected to service equipment and external sources. Measuring techniques connected to these fields are also brought in. It is designed for advanced level e...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Author: Vigran, Tor Erik
Other title:Bygningsakustikk. English
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Norwegian
Published: London ; New York : Taylor & Francis, 2008.
Subjects:
Soundproofing.
Architectural acoustics.
Acoustical engineering.
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Building Acoustics
  • Contents
  • List of symbols
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • CHAPTER 1 Oscillating systems. Description and analysis
  • 1.1 INTRODUCTION
  • 1.2 TYPES OF OSCILLATORY MOTION
  • 1.3 METHODS FOR SIGNAL ANALYSIS
  • 1.4 FOURIER ANALYSIS (SPECTRAL ANALYSIS)
  • 1.5 ANALYSIS IN THE TIME DOMAIN. TEST SIGNALS
  • 1.6 REFERENCES
  • CHAPTER 2 Excitation and response of dynamic systems
  • 2.1 INTRODUCTION
  • 2.2 A PRACTICAL EXAMPLE
  • 2.3 TRANSFER FUNCTION. DEFINITION AND PROPERTIES
  • 2.4 TRANSFER FUNCTIONS. SIMPLE MASS-SPRING SYSTEMS
  • 2.5 SYSTEMS WITH SEVERAL DEGREES OF FREEDOM
  • 2.6 REFERENCES
  • CHAPTER 3 Waves in fluid and solid media
  • 3.1 INTRODUCTION
  • 3.2 SOUND WAVES IN GASES
  • 3.3 SOUND INTENSITY AND SOUND POWER
  • 3.4 THE GENERATION OF SOUND AND SOURCES OF SOUND
  • 3.5 SOUND FIELDS AT BOUNDARY SURFACES
  • 3.6 STANDING WAVES. RESONANCE
  • 3.7 WAVE TYPES IN SOLID MEDIA
  • 3.8 REFERENCES
  • CHAPTER 4 Room acoustics
  • 4.1 INTRODUCTION
  • 4.2 MODELLING OF SOUND FIELDS IN ROOMS. OVERVIEW
  • 4.3 ROOM ACOUSTIC PARAMETERS. QUALITY CRITERIA
  • 4.4 WAVE THEORETICAL MODELS
  • 4.5 STATISTICAL MODELS. DIFFUSE-FIELD MODELS
  • 4.6 GEOMETRICAL MODELS
  • 4.7 SCATTERING OF SOUND ENERGY
  • 4.8 CALCULATION MODELS. EXAMPLES
  • 4.9 REFERENCES
  • CHAPTER 5 Sound absorbers
  • 5.1 INTRODUCTION
  • 5.2 MAIN CATEGORIES OF ABSORBER
  • 5.3 MEASUREMENT METHODS FOR ABSORPTION AND IMPEDANCE
  • 5.4 MODELLING SOUND ABSORBERS
  • 5.5 POROUS MATERIALS
  • 5.6 MEASUREMENTS OF MATERIAL PARAMETERS
  • 5.7 PREDICTION METHODS FOR IMPEDANCE AND ABSORPTION
  • 5.8 REFERENCES
  • CHAPTER 6 Sound transmission. Characterization and properties of single walls and floors
  • 6.1 INTRODUCTION
  • 6.2 CHARACTERIZING AIRBORNE AND IMPACT SOUND INSULATION
  • 6.3 SOUND RADIATION FROM BUILDING ELEMENTS
  • 6.4 BENDING WAVE GENERATION. IMPACT SOUND TRANSMISSION
  • 6.5 AIRBORNE SOUND TRANSMISSION. SOUND REDUCTION INDEX FOR SINGLE WALLS
  • 6.6 A RELATION BETWEEN AIRBORNE AND IMPACT SOUND INSULATION
  • 6.7 REFERENCES
  • CHAPTER 7 Statistical energy analysis (SEA)
  • 7.1 INTRODUCTION
  • 7.2 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
  • 7.3 SYSTEM WITH TWO SUBSYSTEMS
  • 7.4 SEA APPLICATIONS IN BUILDING ACOUSTICS
  • 7.5 REFERENCES
  • CHAPTER 8 Sound transmission through multilayer elements
  • 8.1 INTRODUCTION
  • 8.2 DOUBLE WALLS
  • 8.3 SANDWICH ELEMENTS
  • 8.4 IMPACT SOUND INSULATION IMPROVEMENTS
  • 8.5 REFERENCES
  • CHAPTER 9 Sound transmission in buildings. Flanking sound transmission
  • 9.1 INTRODUCTION
  • 9.2 SOUND REDUCTION INDEX COMBINING MULTIPLE SURFACES
  • 9.3 FLANKING TRANSMISSION. APPARENT SOUND REDUCTION INDEX
  • 9.4 REFERENCES
  • Subject index.

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