ABSTRACT

The third edition of Engineering Noise Control has been thoroughly revised, updated and extended. Each chapter contains new material, much of which is not available elsewhere. The result is a comprehensive discussion of the theoretical principles and concepts of acoustics and noise control, a detailed discussion of the hearing mechanism, noise meas

chapter 1|53 pages

Fundamentals and Basic Terminology

chapter 2|38 pages

The Human Ear

chapter 4|51 pages

Criteria

chapter 6|29 pages

Sound Power, its Use and Measurement

chapter 7|64 pages

Sound in Enclosed Spaces

chapter 8|71 pages

Partitions, Enclosures and Barriers

chapter 9|68 pages

Muffling Devices

chapter 10|37 pages

Vibration Control

chapter 12|26 pages

Active Noise Control

chapter 60|7 pages

4 APPENDIX A Wave equation derivation