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Noise control in building services /

Encompasses all up-to-date aspects of noise and vibration control in building services in one simple and convenient volume. It provides the necessary background in acoustics and, more importantly, practical advice in the evaluation and control of noise and vibration, with extensive use of tables, il...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Sound Research Laboratories
Otros Autores: Fry, Alan (Alan T.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Pergamon Press, 1988.
Edición:1st ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover; Noise Control in Building Services; Copyright Page; FOREWORD; Table of Contents; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1. A Sound Basis
  • 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 What is Sound?; 1.3 Decibel Arithmetic; 1.4 Measurement of Sound Pressure Level; Chapter 2. Noise and People; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Ear; 2.3 Frequency Analysis; 2.4 Acceptability; 2.5 Noise Induced Hearing Damage; Chapter 3. Sound in Rooms; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Sound Propagation; 3.3 Sound Fields in Rooms; 3.4 Sound Absorbers; 3.5 Alternative Calculation Method; 3.6 Calculation Principles; 3.7 Room Faults.
  • Chapter 4. Design Targets4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Background Noise Levels; 4.3 Noise Rating Systems; 4.4 Noise from Outside; 4.5 Reverberation Time; 4.6 Vibration; Chapter 5. Sound Insulation; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Reduction of Airborne Sound; 5.3 Sound Insulation of a Single Leaf Partition; 5.4 Sound Insulation of Double Leaf Partitions; 5.5 Sound Transmission Through Non-Homogeneous Partitions; 5.6 Sound Insulation Requirements; 5.7 Plantroom Breakout; 5.8 Plantroom Breakout to Other Areas Within the Building; 5.9 Plantroom Noise Breakout to the Atmosphere.
  • 5.10 Noise Break-in Through Building FacadesChapter 6. Vibration Isolation; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Fundamental Theory; 6.3 Mounting Arrangements; 6.4 Modes; 6.5 Motion; 6.6 Vibration Isolators; 6.7 Selection; 6.8 Towards the Final Selection; 6.9 Materials; 6.10 Inertia Bases; 6.11 Flanking; 6.12 Structure and Groundborne Vibrations; 6.13 Noise Radiation; 6.14 Specifications and Engineered Solutions; Chapter 7. Ductborne Noise
  • Transmission; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Fan Noise; 7.3 System Attenuation; 7.4 Room and Atmosphere Corrections; 7.5 Sound Reduction Techniques; 7.6 Conclusions.
  • 7.7 ExamplesChapter 8. Ductborne Noise
  • Flow Generated; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Prediction of Flow Generated Noise; 8.3 Predictive Techniques; 8.4 Multiple Air Distribution Devices; 8.5 Room Terminal Installation Factors; 8.6 Induction Units; 8.7 General Guidelines for Selecting Duct Fittings for Low Flow- Generated Noise; Chapter 9. Ductborne Noise
  • Breakout; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Calculation of Noise Breakout; 9.3 Breakout due to Turbulence Downstream of Fittings; 9.4 Controlling Breakout from Ductwork; Chapter 10. Noise from Room Units; 10.1 Room Units for Ventilation and Air-Conditioning.
  • 10.2 Main Types of Room Units10.3 Acoustic Characteristics of Room Units; 10.4 Sources of Noise; 10.5 How Noise from a Room Unit Affects Sound Pressure Levels in the Room; 10.6 Techniques for Noise Control; 10.7 Treatment of Noise from Atmosphere; 10.8 Mounting of Room Units; 10.9 Trouble Shooting of Noise Problems from Terminal Units; Chapter 11. Noise to the Exterior; 11.1 Introduction; 11.2 Sources of Noise; 11.3 Acoustic Propagation; 11.4 Calculation of Sound Transmitted to Inside; 11.5 Assessment of Noise Problems to the Exterior; 11.6 Noise Control.