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Architectural Acoustics : Principles and Design
Author: Mehta, Madan / Johnson, James Et Al.
Cover: Hard cover
List Price: $77.00
Published by Prentice Hall
Date Published: 12/1998
ISBN: 0137937954
Table of Contents
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1. The Physics of Sound.
- 2. Sound Measurement and Hearing.
- 3. Sound Reflection, Diffraction and Diffusion.
- 4. Sound Absorbing Materials.
- 5. Principles of Airborne Sound Insulation.
- 6. Airborne Sound Insulation Practice.
- 7. Structure-borne Sound Insulation.
- 8. Noise Control in Buildings.
- 9. Control of HVAC Noise.
- 10. The Behavior of Sound in Rooms.
- 11. Design of Rooms for Speech.
- 12. Design of Rooms for Music-- Concert Halls and Music Practice Rooms.
- 13. Theaters, Multi-purpose Halls, Cinema Halls and Studios.
- 14. Speech Intelligibility, Speech Privacy and Open-Plan Offices.
- 15. Vibration Isolation.
- 16. Sound Reinforcement Systems.
- Appendix A. SI System of Units.
- Appendix B. Decibel Addition -- The Exact Procedure.
- Appendix C. Standing Waves and Normal Modes of Vibration.
- Appendix D. Principles of a Quadratic Residue Diffuser.
- Appendix E. Flat Floor Depth and Raked Floor Slope.
- Appendix F. Overall Transmission Loss of an Assembly.
- Appendix G. Reverberation Time Equations.
- Appendix H. Sound Absorption Coefficient Data.
- Appendix I. Impact Insulation Class Data.
- Appendix J. Sound Transmission Loss Data.
- Appendix K. Important Formulas in Architectural Acoustics.
- Glossary of Terms.
- Index.
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