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Environmental Noise and Management Overview from Past to Present.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kurra, Selma
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2020.
Colección:Wiley Series in Acoustics Noise and Vibration Ser.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • About the Author
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Series Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1 Acoustics and Noise Fundamentals
  • 1.1 Acoustics and Brief History: Pioneers and Subsequent Researchers
  • 1.2 Fundamentals of Sound
  • 1.2.1 Sound Waves
  • 1.2.2 Basic Units and Relations
  • 1.3 Sound Sources
  • 1.3.1 Source Types and Sound Powers
  • 1.3.2 Directionality Characteristics of Sources
  • 1.3.3 Wave Propagation and Sound Pressures in Relation to Source Type
  • 1.3.4 Acoustic Fields
  • 1.4 Sound Propagation and Disturbances
  • 1.4.1 Sound Reflection
  • 1.4.2 Sound Scattering (Diffusion)
  • 1.4.3 Sound Absorption
  • 1.4.4 Sound Transmission into Solid Media
  • 1.4.5 Sound Refraction
  • 1.4.6 Sound Diffraction
  • 1.5 Conclusion
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • Chapter 2 Noise
  • 2.1 Definition and Concepts
  • 2.2 Spectral Characteristics of Noise
  • 2.2.1 Filters in Frequency Analysis
  • 2.2.2 Fourier Analysis
  • 2.2.3 Test Signals
  • 2.2.4 Frequency Weighting Networks
  • 2.3 Spatial Variation of Noise
  • 2.3.1 The Distance Effect
  • 2.3.2 Effect of Air Absorption
  • 2.3.3 Meteorological Factors
  • 2.3.4 The Ground Effect
  • 2.3.5 Effects of Forests and Vegetation
  • 2.3.6 Effect of Barriers
  • 2.3.7 Vertical Surfaces
  • 2.3.8 Total Effect of the Physical Environmental Factors
  • 2.4 Temporal Variation of Noise
  • 2.5 Noise Metrics and Descriptors
  • 2.5.1 Basic Noise Units
  • 2.5.2 Noise Descriptors
  • 2.6 Conclusion
  • Appendix 2.A
  • 2.A.1 Barrier Design, Constructions, and Samples
  • 2.A.2 Overview of the Design Principles of Noise Barriers
  • 2.A.3 Noise Barriers (Screens) for Other Sources
  • References
  • Chapter 3 Environmental Noise Sources
  • 3.1 Introduction to Environmental Noise Sources
  • 3.1.1 Outdoor Noise Sources
  • 3.1.2 Indoor Noise Sources
  • 3.2 Transportation Noise Sources
  • 3.2.1 Road Traffic Noise
  • 3.2.2 Noise from Railways
  • 3.2.3 Aircraft and Airport Noise
  • 3.2.4 Waterway Traffic Noise
  • 3.3 Industrial and Mechanical Noise Sources
  • 3.3.1 Noise Emission from Single Machines and Installations
  • 3.3.2 Noise Emission from Industrial Premises
  • 3.4 Wind Farm Noise
  • 3.4.1 Emission of Noise from Wind Turbines
  • 3.4.2 Noise Emission of Wind Farms in Relation to the Environment
  • 3.5 Construction Noise
  • 3.5.1 Noise Emissions from Construction Equipment and Operations
  • 3.5.2 Noise Emission of Construction Sites
  • 3.6 Entertainment Noise
  • 3.6.1 Noise Emission from Sound Amplification Systems
  • 3.6.2 Noise Emission from Entertainment Premises
  • 3.7 Shooting Noise
  • 3.7.1 Noise Emission of Firing Weapons
  • 3.7.2 Noise Emission of Shooting Ranges
  • 3.8 Other Public Noise Sources
  • 3.9 Noise Sources in Buildings
  • 3.9.1 Noise Emission of Individual Sources in Buildings
  • 3.9.2 Noise Emission of Specific Buildings (e.g. an Industrial Building)
  • 3.10 Conclusion
  • References