Noise and Vibration Control Engineering - Principles and Applications

✍ Scribed by Vér, István L.; Beranek, Leo L.(eds.)

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 1022
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book is the updated revision of the classic reference containing the most important noise control design information in a single volume of manageable size. Specific content updates include completely revised material on noise and vibration standards, updated information on active noise/vibration control, and the applications of these topics to heating, ventilating, and air conditioning.

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front Matter
• Preface
• Table of Contents
1. Basic Acoustical Quantities: Levels and Decibels
2. Waves and Impedances
3. Data Analysis
4. Determination of Sound Power Levels and Directivity of Noise Sources
5. Outdoor Sound Propagation
6. Sound in Small Enclosures
7. Sound in Rooms
8. Sound-Absorbing Materials and Sound Absorbers
9. Passive Silencers
10. Sound Generation
11. Interaction of Sound Waves with Solid Structures
12. Enclosures, Cabins, and Wrappings
13. Vibration Isolation
14. Structural Damping
15. Noise of Gas Flows
16. Prediction of Machinery Noise
17. Noise Control in Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning Systems
18. Active Control of Noise and Vibration
19. Damage Risk Criteria for Hearing and Human Body Vibration
20. Criteria for Noise in Buildings and Communities
21. Acoustical Standards for Noise and Vibration Control
Appendices
Index