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Acoustics and noise control
- Title
- Acoustics and noise control / B.J. Smith, R.J. Peters, Stephanie Owen.
- Author
- Smith, B. J. (Brian John), 1935-
- Publication
- Harlow : Longman, 1996.
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Book/Text | Use in library | NA2800 .S49 1996 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 330 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm
- Summary
- Provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles and practice of acoustics and noise control, covering recent changes in standards, codes of practice and legislation. The book assumes no previous knowledge of the subject. Also new to this edition is a chapter on measurement and instrumentation. The book incorporates many worked examples, along with a range of experiments to help students use simple and more complex apparatus to make reliable noise measurements. Additionally, this edition places increased emphasis on the legal issues relating to noise control--Publisher's blurb.
- Subject
- Note
- Previous ed.: 1982.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-323) and index.
- Contents
- The measurement of sound -- Aural environment -- Room acoustics -- Structure- borne sound -- Airborne sound -- Criteria -- Vibration -- Noise-control engineering -- Instrumentation -- The law relating to noise. -- Glossary -- List of formulae -- Experiments -- Measurement of sound power recording according to ISO 3740-46 -- Some electrical principles.
- ISBN
- 0582088046
- 9780582088047
- OCLC
- ocm36121120
- 36121120
- SCSB-2128836
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library