Engineering Acoustics

'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.

"'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. TOC:Perception of sound.- Fundamentals of wave propagation.- Propagation and radiation of sound.- Structure-borne sound.- Elastic isolation.- Sound absorbers.- Fundamentals of room acoustics.- Building acoustics.- Silencers.- Noise barriers.- Electro-acoustic converters for airborne sound.- Fundamentals of Active Noise Control.- Aspects and Properties of Transmitters.- Level Arithmetics.- Complex Pointers.- Solutions to the Practice Exercises.- Index."

Perception of sound.- Fundamentals of wave propagation.- Propagation and radiation of sound.- Structure-borne sound.- Elastic isolation.- Sound absorbers.- Fundamentals of room acoustics.- Building acoustics.- Silencers.- Noise barriers.- Electro-acoustic converters for airborne sound.- Fundamentals of Active Noise Control.- Aspects and Properties of Transmitters.