Architectural Acoustics, Second Edition presents a thorough technical overview of the discipline, from basic concepts to specific design advice. Beginning with a brief history, it reviews the fundamentals of acoustics, human perception and reaction to sound, acoustic noise measurements, noise metrics, and environmental noise characterization. Indepth treatment is given to the theoretical principles and practical applications of wave acoustics, sound transmission, vibration and vibration isolation, and noise transmission in floors and mechanical systems. Chapters on specific design problems demonstrate how to apply the theory, including treatment of multifamily dwellings, office buildings, rooms for speech, rooms for music, multipurpose rooms, auditoriums, sanctuaries, studios, listening rooms, and the design of sound reinforcement systems. Detailed figures illustrate the practical applications of acoustic principles, showing how to implement design ideas in actual structures. This compendium of theoretical and practical design information brings the relevant concepts, equations, techniques, and specific design problems together in one place, including both fundamentals and more advanced material. Practicing engineers will find it an invaluable reference for their daily work, while advanced students will appreciate its rigorous treatment of the basic building blocks of acoustical theory
1. 1. Historical Introduction - p. 1 2. 2. Fundamentals of Acoustics - p. 39 3. 3. Human Perception and Reaction to Sound - p. 81 4. 4. Acoustic Measurements and Noise Metrics - p. 129 5. 5. Environmental Noise - p. 175 6. 6. Wave Acoustics - p. 221 7. 7. Sound and Solid Surfaces - p. 259 8. 7.1 Perfectly Reflecting Infinite Surfaces - p. 259 9. 7.2 Reflections from Finite Objects - p. 264 10. 7.3 Absorption - p. 275 11. 7.4 Absorption Mechanisms - p. 287 12. 7.5 Absorption by Nonporous Absorbers - p. 299 13. 7.6 Absorption by Resonant Absorbers - p. 306 14. 8. Sound in Enclosed Spaces - p. 313 15. 9. Sound Transmission Loss - p. 345 16. 10. Sound Transmission in Buildings - p. 383 17. 11. Vibration and Vibration Isolation - p. 417 18. 12. Noise Transmission in Floor Systems - p. 457 19. 13. Noise in Mechanical Systems - p. 495 20. 14. Sound Attenuation in Ducts - p. 529 21. 15. Design and Construction of Multifamily Dwellings - p. 561 22. 16. Design and Construction of Office Buildings - p. 597 23. 17. Design of Rooms for Speech - p. 637 24. 18. Sound Reinforcement Systems - p. 673 25. 19. Design of Rooms for Music - p. 723 26. 20. Design of Multipurpose Auditoria and Sanctuaries - p. 779 27. 21. Design of Studios and Listening Rooms - p. 829 28. 22. Acoustic Modeling, Ray Tracing, and Auralization - p. 873 29. References - p. 911 30. Index - p. 931
Architectural Acoustics, Second Edition presents a thorough technical overview of the discipline, from basic concepts to specific design advice. Beginning with a brief history, it reviews the fundamentals of acoustics, human perception and reaction to sound, acoustic noise measurements, noise metrics, and environmental noise characterization. Indepth treatment is given to the theoretical principles and practical applications of wave acoustics, sound transmission, vibration and vibration isolation, and noise transmission in floors and mechanical systems. Chapters on specific design problems demonstrate how to apply the theory, including treatment of multifamily dwellings, office buildings, rooms for speech, rooms for music, multipurpose rooms, auditoriums, sanctuaries, studios, listening rooms, and the design of sound reinforcement systems. Detailed figures illustrate the practical applications of acoustic principles, showing how to implement design ideas in actual structures. This compendium of theoretical and practical design information brings the relevant concepts, equations, techniques, and specific design problems together in one place, including both fundamentals and more advanced material. Practicing engineers will find it an invaluable reference for their daily work, while advanced students will appreciate its rigorous treatment of the basic building blocks of acoustical theory
1. 1. Historical Introduction - p. 1 2. 2. Fundamentals of Acoustics - p. 39 3. 3. Human Perception and Reaction to Sound - p. 81 4. 4. Acoustic Measurements and Noise Metrics - p. 129 5. 5. Environmental Noise - p. 175 6. 6. Wave Acoustics - p. 221 7. 7. Sound and Solid Surfaces - p. 259 8. 7.1 Perfectly Reflecting Infinite Surfaces - p. 259 9. 7.2 Reflections from Finite Objects - p. 264 10. 7.3 Absorption - p. 275 11. 7.4 Absorption Mechanisms - p. 287 12. 7.5 Absorption by Nonporous Absorbers - p. 299 13. 7.6 Absorption by Resonant Absorbers - p. 306 14. 8. Sound in Enclosed Spaces - p. 313 15. 9. Sound Transmission Loss - p. 345 16. 10. Sound Transmission in Buildings - p. 383 17. 11. Vibration and Vibration Isolation - p. 417 18. 12. Noise Transmission in Floor Systems - p. 457 19. 13. Noise in Mechanical Systems - p. 495 20. 14. Sound Attenuation in Ducts - p. 529 21. 15. Design and Construction of Multifamily Dwellings - p. 561 22. 16. Design and Construction of Office Buildings - p. 597 23. 17. Design of Rooms for Speech - p. 637 24. 18. Sound Reinforcement Systems - p. 673 25. 19. Design of Rooms for Music - p. 723 26. 20. Design of Multipurpose Auditoria and Sanctuaries - p. 779 27. 21. Design of Studios and Listening Rooms - p. 829 28. 22. Acoustic Modeling, Ray Tracing, and Auralization - p. 873 29. References - p. 911 30. Index - p. 931
