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Environmental noise has become one of the greatest sources of nuisance in developed countries. Although apparently simple, the subject of noise pollution is extensive and complicated, with different scientific, technical, economic, political and social aspects, and important repercussions for society.

A comprehensive and up-to-date overview of urban noise, this volume includes all the fundamental aspects required to understand this important field of environmental science. Each chapter is presented in a form easily accessible to a wide range of readers including postgraduate students, researchers, lecturers and professionals in fields as diverse as physics, engineering, architecture, urbanism, health, education, sociology, law, and psychology. ... Read more

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Provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles and practice of acoustics and noise control. Revised second edition covers the latest changes in standards, codes of practice and legislation. Paper. ... Read more

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This book should be of interest to intermediate and advanced undergraduate mechanical engineering students; accoustical and noise-control consultants, practising engineers, architects and all other professionals concerned with noise abatement and control. ... Read more

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Advanced but thorough - a bible for the experienced acoustician
I have spent a number of years in the acoustics field and this book is the bible of industrial acoustics.

Having said that, this is not the "easiest" book to read and understand.It is aimed for those pursuing advanced studies in acoustics and acoustic control, with the assumption the reader has a thorough understanding of the fundamentals of math and physics.

The first few chapters in the book do give a brief introduction to sound (from a physics standpoint) and calculating sound levels for various sources.Anyone familiar with this information will recognize the information has not been significantly altered from Beranek's texts.Some information is given for current health & safety legislation but this is rather specific to the US.The initial chapters will not be adequate for someone new to the field of acoustics.

The "meat" of the book gives substantial treatment to noise control methods, noise in rooms, design of abatement equipment (both indoor and outdoor), industrial applications etc. however again the primary approach is from a mathematical/physics development.This does not mean one cannot immediately use the information effectively.The simple truth is noise abatement is not a "simple" field and the book doesn't attempt to "simplify" the complicated material.

The new edition of this book gives a good (if brief) description of the emerging field of active noise control.The primary limitation of this area is not the author's fault - there isn't enough practical data for active noise control at present.

One downfall of this book as a text is that very very few examples are provided for a student, and in the new version no chapter questions are included.For a student, I would recommend acquiring the 2nd edition of the text for the chapter questions.

Overally, an excellent resource for the experienced practioneer or advanced student. ... Read more

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'Engineering acoustics' is a teaching textbook that can serve as a tool for self-study and as a compendium for lectures as well. One of the author's goals is not only to describe how the topic develops but also why a specific way is chosen. The explanations do not restrict themselves to mathematical formulas. Only the illustrative explanation relying on the reader's imagination creates comprehension. This book represents the foundations of what nowadays seems necessary to make our environment quieter - in buildings as well as in the open air. Fundamental chapters on the physics and perception of sound precede those on noise reduction methods. A chapter dealing with microphines, loudspeakers, and acoustical antennae is included as well as a chapter on the fundamentals of signal and system theory. Practice exercises with solutions serve for the application of the entire content. ... Read more

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Written for all those involved in the active control of noise and vibration, both in industry and the academic field, this study breaks new ground in the field. In the first half of the book, the authors explore the fundamental concepts underlying the various sub-disciplines of active noise vibration control. They explain how active control systems can be designed and implemented in practice, and show the pitfalls which must be avoided to ensure a reliable and stable system. They then apply these concepts to practical systems, and among many other subjects discuss in detail the active control of: sound in ducts sound radiation sound transmission into enclosures structural vibration and isolation electronic control system design sensors and actuators This major work is the first to treat the active control of both sound and vibration in a unified way, and describes the state-of-the-art in developments and research. ... Read more

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Noise Control Management presents a system-wide management approach to the many noise-related problems that plague industrial settings. Students learn how to define noise problems and determine the feasibility of mitigating them. The text shows how to identify noise sources and set up priorities for dealing with the problems these sources create. Coverage includes a full range of noise control devices, from quiet equipment to barriers, enclosures, silencers, and other devices. ... Read more

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This digital document is a journal article from Building and Environment, published by Elsevier in 2004. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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The design of a building should cover necessary investigations to provide comfort conditions, in terms of physical properties such as light, sound and heat. The acoustical comfort conditions in an architectural space significantly depend on the sound insulation performance of the building envelope. The first step in providing a building envelope which will be sufficient in terms of sound insulation, is to select the wall materials having required sound transmission loss values. The aim of this paper is to present a graphic method to determine the required minimum sound reduction index (R"t"r) of building envelope components, depending on road traffic noise, room function and transparency ratio of the facade. ... Read more