Acoustics in Buildings

1. Auflage 1996
ISBN: 978-0-7277-2511-0
Verlag: Institution of Civil Engineers

Buch, Englisch, 305 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 590 g

This book explains, in a practical and straightforward way, the fundamental principles needed for understanding noise, its cause and the means of dealing with it. It presents a strategy for optimizing a building`s internal environment in terms of noise and its associated problems, addressing all stages of the process from the motor design to installation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gréhant, B

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umwelttechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Umwelttechnik
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikwissenschaft Allgemein Musikalische Akustik, Tontechnik, Musikaufnahme
• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Akustik, Tontechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Vibration
Propagation
Sound as a phenomenon
Sound propagation and attenuation in rooms
Noise
Measurement and characterisation methods
Viscoelastic suspensions and transmissions
From motor to building
Improvements at source
Improvements of the moving unit
Improvement of installation conditions
Product design
Installation of products
Consequences for architectural design
Appendices
References
Useful addresses
Notation
Index