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Master handbook of acoustics
Fully revised and updated, the Sixth Edition of this classic, revered text now includes the latest modern updates in audio technology and architectural design.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, N.Y. :
McGraw-Hill Education LLC.,
c2015.
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| Edición: | 6th edition |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Everest, F. Alton |q (Frederick Alton), |d 1909-2005, |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Master handbook of acoustics |h [electronic resource] / |c F. Alton Everest, Ken C. Pohlmann. |
| 250 | |a 6th edition | ||
| 260 | |a New York, N.Y. : |b McGraw-Hill Education LLC., |c c2015. | ||
| 300 | |a xviii, 622 p. : |b ill., figs., tables. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and indexes. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a A. Dedication -- B. About the Authors -- C. Introduction -- 1. Fundamentals of Sound -- Simple Harmonic Motion and the Sine Wave -- Sound in Media -- Wavelength and Frequency -- Complex Waves -- Octaves -- Spectrum -- Electrical, Mechanical, and Acoustical Analogs -- 2. Sound Levels and the Decibel -- Ratios versus Differences -- Logarithms -- Decibels -- Reference Levels -- Logarithmic and Exponential Forms Compared -- Acoustic Power -- Using Decibels -- Measuring Sound-Pressure Level -- Sine-Wave Measurements -- 3. Sound in the Free Field -- The Free Field -- Sound Divergence -- Sound Intensity in the Free Field -- Sound Pressure in the Free Field -- Sound Fields in Enclosed Spaces -- 4. The Perception of Sound -- Sensitivity of the Ear -- Ear Anatomy -- Loudness versus Frequency -- Loudness versus Sound-Pressure Level -- Loudness and Bandwidth -- Loudness of Impulses -- Audibility of Loudness Changes -- Pitch versus Frequency -- An Experiment in Pitch -- Timbre versus Spectrum -- Localization of Sound Sources -- Binaural Localization -- Law of the First Wavefront -- Perception of Reflected Sound -- The Cocktail-Party Effect -- Aural Nonlinearity -- Subjective versus Objective Evaluation -- Occupational and Recreational Hearing Loss -- Summary -- 5. Signals, Speech, Music, and Noise -- Sound Spectrograph -- Speech -- Music -- Dynamic Range of Speech and Music -- Power in Speech and Music -- Frequency Range of Speech and Music -- Auditory Area of Speech and Music -- Noise -- Noise Measurements -- Signal Distortion -- Harmonic Distortion -- Resonance -- Audio Filters -- 6. Reflection -- Specular Reflections -- Doubling of Pressure at Reflection -- Reflections from Convex Surfaces -- Reflections from Concave Surfaces -- Reflections from Parabolic Surfaces -- Whispering Galleries -- Standing Waves -- Corner Reflectors -- Mean Free Path -- Perception of Sound Reflections -- 7. Diffraction -- Diffraction and Wavefront Propagation -- Diffraction and Wavelength -- Diffraction by Obstacles -- Diffraction by Apertures -- Diffraction by a Slit -- Diffraction by a Zone Plate -- Diffraction around the Human Head -- Diffraction by Loudspeaker Cabinet Edges -- Diffraction by Various Objects -- 8. Refraction -- The Nature of Refraction -- Refraction in Solids -- Refraction in the Atmosphere -- Refraction in Enclosed Spaces -- Refraction in the Ocean -- 9. Diffusion -- The Perfectly Diffuse Sound Field -- Evaluating Diffusion in a Room -- Decay Beats -- Exponential Decay -- Spatial Uniformity of Reverberation Time -- Geometrical Irregularities -- Absorbent in Patches -- Concave Surfaces -- Convex Surfaces: The Polycylindrical Diffuser -- Plane Surfaces -- 10. Comb-Filter Effects -- Comb Filters -- Superposition of Sound -- Tonal Signals and Comb Filters -- Combing of Music and Speech Signals -- Comb Filters and Critical Bands -- Comb Filters in Multichannel Playback -- Reflections and Spaciousness -- Comb Filters in Microphone Placement -- Comb-Filter Effects in Practice: Six Examples -- Estimating Comb-Filter Response -- 11. Reverberation -- Growth of Sound in a Room -- Decay of Sound in a Room -- Idealized Growth and Decay of Sound -- Calculating Reverberation Time -- Measuring Reverberation Time -- Reverberation and Normal Modes -- Reverberation Characteristic -- Decay Rate and the Reverberant Field -- Acoustically Coupled Spaces -- Electroacoustically Coupled Spaces -- Eliminating Decay Fluctuations -- Influence of Reverberation on Speech -- Influence of Reverberation on Music -- Optimum Reverberation Time -- Artificial Reverberation -- Examples of Reverberation Time Calculations. | |
| 505 | 0 | |a 12. Absorption -- Dissipation of Sound Energy -- Absorption Coefficients -- Mounting of Absorbents -- Mid/High-Frequency Absorption by Porosity -- Glass-Fiber Low-Density Materials -- Glass-Fiber High-Density Boards -- Glass-Fiber Acoustical Tile -- Effect of Thickness of Absorbent -- Effect of Airspace behind Absorbent -- Effect of Density of Absorbent -- Open-Cell Foams -- Drapes as Sound Absorbers -- Carpet as Sound Absorber -- Sound Absorption by People -- Sound Absorption in Air -- Panel (Diaphragmatic) Absorbers -- Polycylindrical Absorbers -- Bass Traps: Low-Frequency Absorption by Resonance -- Helmholtz (Volume) Resonators -- Perforated Panel Absorbers -- Slat Absorbers -- Placement of Materials -- Reverberation Time of Helmholtz Resonators -- Increasing Reverberation Time -- Absorption Module Design -- 13. Modal Resonances -- Early Experiments and Examples -- Resonance in a Pipe -- Indoor Reflections -- Two-Wall Resonance -- Frequency Regions -- Room-Mode Equation -- Mode Decay -- Mode Bandwidth -- Mode Pressure Plots -- Mode Density -- Mode Spacing and Timbral Defects -- Optimal Room Proportions -- Splaying Room Surfaces -- Controlling Problem Modes -- Simplified Axial-Mode Analysis -- Summary -- 14. Schroeder Diffusers -- Experimentation -- Reflection Phase-Grating Diffusers -- Quadratic Residue Diffusers -- Primitive Root Diffusers -- Performance of Diffraction-Grating Diffusers -- Reflection Phase-Grating Diffuser Applications -- Comparison of Gratings with Conventional Approaches -- 15. Adjustable Acoustics -- Draperies -- Absorptive Adjustable Panels -- Hinged Panels -- Louvered Panels -- Absorptive/Diffusive Adjustable Panels -- Variable Resonant Devices -- Rotating Elements -- Portable Units -- 16. Sound Isolation and Site Selection -- Propagation through Barriers -- Approaches to Noise Control -- Airborne Noise -- Effect of Mass and Frequency -- Porous Materials -- Sound Transmission Class -- Structureborne Noise -- Noise and Room Resonances -- Site Selection -- The Noise Survey -- Assessment of Environmental Noise -- Recommended Practices -- Noise Measurements and Construction -- Floor Plan Considerations -- 17. Sound Isolation: Walls, Floors, and Ceilings -- Walls as Effective Noise Barriers -- The Mass Law and Wall Design -- Separation of Mass in Wall Design -- Wall Design Summary -- Improving an Existing Wall -- Flanking Sound -- Gypsum Board Walls as Sound Barriers -- Masonry Walls as Sound Barriers -- Weak Links -- Summary of Wall STC Ratings -- Floating Floors -- Floor/Ceiling Construction -- Footfall Noise -- Floor/Ceiling Structures and Their IIC Performance -- Floor/Ceilings in Frame Buildings -- 18. Sound Isolation: Windows and Doors -- Single-Pane Windows -- Double-Pane Windows -- Acoustical Holes in Glass: Mass-Air-Mass Resonance -- Acoustical Holes in Glass: Coincidence Resonance -- Acoustical Holes in Glass: Standing Waves in the Cavity -- Glass Mass and Spacing -- Dissimilar Panes -- Laminated Glass -- Plastic Panes -- Slanting the Glass -- Third Pane -- Cavity Absorbent -- Thermal Glass -- Example of an Optimized Double-Pane Window -- Construction of an Observation Window -- Proprietary Observation Windows -- Sound-Insulating Doors -- Sound Locks -- Composite Partitions. | |
| 505 | 0 | |a 19. Noise Control in Ventilating Systems -- Selection of Noise Criterion -- Fan Noise -- Machinery Noise and Vibration -- Air Velocity -- Natural Attenuation -- Duct Lining -- Plenum Silencers -- Packaged Attenuators -- Reactive Silencers -- Tuned Silencers -- Duct Location -- ASHRAE -- Active Noise Control -- Some Practical Suggestions -- 20. Acoustics of Listening Rooms and Home Theaters -- Playback Criteria -- Planning the Playback Room -- Acoustical Treatment of Playback Rooms -- Peculiarities of Small-Room Acoustics -- Low-Frequency Considerations -- Mid/High-Frequency Considerations -- Loudspeaker Placement -- Listening Room Plan -- Home-Theater Plan -- 21. Acoustics of Home Studios -- Home Acoustics: Modes -- Home Acoustics: Reverberation -- Home Acoustics: Noise Control -- Studio Budget -- Studio Treatment -- Home Studio Plan -- Recording in the Studio -- Garage Studio -- 22. Acoustics of Small Recording Studios -- Ambient Noise Requirements -- Acoustical Characteristics of a Studio -- Room Modes and Room Volume -- Reverberation Time -- Diffusion -- Noise -- Studio Design Example -- 23. Acoustics of Large Recording Studios -- Design Criteria -- Floor Plan -- Wall Sections -- Studio Treatment -- Drum Booth -- Vocal Booth -- Sound-Lock Corridor -- Reverberation Time -- 24. Acoustics of Control Rooms -- Initial Time-Delay Gap -- Live End?Dead End -- Specular Reflections versus Diffusion -- Low-Frequency Resonances in Control Rooms -- Initial Time-Delay Gaps in Practice -- Loudspeaker Placement and Reflection Paths -- The Reflection-Free-Zone Control Room -- Control-Room Frequency Range -- Outer Shell and Inner Shell of the Control Room -- Design Criteria -- Design Example 1: Control Room with Rectangular Walls -- Design Example 2: Double-Shell Control Room with Splayed Walls -- Design Example 3: Single-Shell Control Room with Splayed Walls -- 25. Acoustics of Audio/Video Rooms -- Design Factors -- Acoustical Treatment -- Audio/Video Room Example -- Voice-Over Booth -- Live End?Dead End Voice Studio -- 26. Acoustics of Large Halls -- Essential Design Criteria -- Reverberation and Echo Control -- Air Absorption -- Hall Design for Speech -- Speech Intelligibility -- Concert Hall Acoustical Design -- Concert Hall Architectural Design -- Virtual Image Source Analysis -- Hall Design Procedure -- Case Studies -- 27. Acoustical Distortion -- Acoustical Distortion and the Perception of Sound -- Sources of Acoustical Distortion -- Design Approach -- 28. Room Acoustics Measurement Software -- Acoustical Measurements -- Basic Analysis Instruments -- Time-Delay Spectrometry Techniques -- Maximum-Length Sequence Techniques -- AcoustiSoft ETF Program. | |
| 505 | 0 | |a 29. Room Optimizer -- Modal Response -- Speaker-Boundary Interference Response -- Optimization -- Theory of Operation -- Optimization Procedure -- Results of Operation -- Summary -- 30. Room Auralization -- History of Acoustical Modeling -- The Auralization Process -- Summary -- A. Bibliography -- Chapter 1 Fundamentals of Sound -- Chapter 2 Sound Levels and the Decibel -- Chapter 3 Sound in the Free Field -- Chapter 4 The Perception of Sound -- Chapter 5 Signals, Speech, Music, and Noise -- Chapter 6 Reflection -- Chapter 7 Diffraction -- Chapter 8 Refraction -- Chapter 9 Diffusion -- Chapter 10 Comb-Filter Effects -- Chapter 11 Reverberation -- Chapter 12 Absorption -- Chapter 13 Modal Resonances -- Chapter 14 Schroeder Diffusers -- Chapter 15 Adjustable Acoustics -- Chapter 16 Sound Isolation and Site Selection -- Chapter 17 Sound Isolation: Walls, Floors, and Ceilings -- Chapter 18 Sound Isolation: Windows and Doors -- Chapter 19 Noise Control in Ventilating Systems -- Chapter 20 Acoustics of Listening Rooms and Home Theaters -- Chapter 21 Acoustics of Home Studios -- Chapter 22 Acoustics of Small Recording Studios -- Chapter 23 Acoustics of Large Recording Studios -- Chapter 24 Acoustics of Control Rooms -- Chapter 25 Acoustics of Audio/Video Rooms -- Chapter 26 Acoustics of Large Halls -- Chapter 27 Acoustic Distortion -- Chapter 28 Room Acoustics Measurement Software -- Chapter 29 Room Optimizer -- Chapter 30 Room Auralization -- B. Appendix: Selected Absorption Coefficients -- C. Glossary. | |
| 520 | |a Fully revised and updated, the Sixth Edition of this classic, revered text now includes the latest modern updates in audio technology and architectural design. | ||
| 530 | |a Also issued in online version. | ||
| 588 | |a Description based on cover image and table of contents, viewed on Mar. 24, 2015. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Sound. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Electronics. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Pohlmann, Ken C., |e author. | |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | |u https://accessengineeringlibrary.uam.elogim.com/content/book/9780071841047 |z Texto completo |