Noise Control in Buildings

Noise Control in Buildings

Author: Cyril M. Harris

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13:

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Provides guidelines on avoiding noise problems during the design and construction of new buildings, and eliminating noise in existing structures. It covers such topics as properties of sound absorptive materials, acoustical characteristics of rooms, and structure-borne sound insulation.


Noise Control in Building Services

Noise Control in Building Services

Author: A. Fry

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2013-10-22

Total Pages: 518

ISBN-13: 1483286533

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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, illustrations and actual examples. The book's contributors, the senior engineering staff of SRL Ltd, have more than 150 years' collective experience in acoustics, involving design and remedial work on noise and vibration aspects of building services.


Building Acoustics and Vibration

Building Acoustics and Vibration

Author: Osama A B Hassan

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company

Published: 2009-06-24

Total Pages: 972

ISBN-13: 9813107413

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As a comprehensive reference dedicated to sound and vibration in buildings, Building Acoustics and Vibration addresses the basic and advanced principles that can be used to solve practical and theoretical problems typically encountered in building and architectural acoustic practices. In addition, physical and mathematical concepts are introduced and developed sufficiently to make this publication a self-contained and up-to-date source of information for readers. Building Acoustics and Vibration is a must-have textbook for engineering students, engineers, and consultants involved in the sound, vibrations and building environment. With comprehensibility and versatility in the presentation of knowledge, this highly anticipated publication will easily fill the gap in the literature of building engineering and sciences, which presently lacks an authoritative guide on the theoretical and practical aspects of building acoustics and vibration.


Sound Control in Buildings

Sound Control in Buildings

Author: M. W. Simons

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2008-04-15

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 1405147881

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Unwanted noise can be a significant nuisance in buildings, particularly dwellings. Part E of the Building Regulations for England and Wales has therefore introduced substantially improved standards for noise control and stringent new requirements for the testing of completed buildings. This new book explains the regulations in detail and provides recommendations for good design and construction. It explains those aspects of sound transmission necessary for an understanding of Part E of the Regulations.


Acoustics and Noise Control Handbook for Architects and Builders

Acoustics and Noise Control Handbook for Architects and Builders

Author: Leland K. Irvine

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780894649226

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The emphasis in this handbook is on the categories of projects which most architects and builders are involved: educational and medical facilities, office buildings, multifamily residences, multipurpose auditoriums, churches and similar projects.


Engineering Acoustics

Engineering Acoustics

Author: Michael Möser

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-04-17

Total Pages: 295

ISBN-13: 3662053918

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Suitable for both individual and group learning, Engineering Acoustics focuses on basic concepts and methods to make our environments quieter, both in buildings and in the open air. The author’s tutorial style derives from the conviction that understanding is enhanced when the necessity behind the particular teaching approach is made clear. He also combines mathematical derivations and formulas with extensive explanations and examples to deepen comprehension. Fundamental chapters on the physics and perception of sound precede those on noise reduction (elastic isolation) methods. The last chapter deals with microphones and loudspeakers. Moeser includes major discoveries by Lothar Cremer, including the optimum impedance for mufflers and the coincidence effect behind structural acoustic transmission. The appendix gives a short introduction on the use of complex amplitudes in acoustics.


Building Physics

Building Physics

Author: Sašo Medved

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-10-01

Total Pages: 483

ISBN-13: 303074390X

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The book presents the theoretical background of building physics, dealing with the evaluation of physical phenomena related to heat transfer and energy use in buildings, water and water vapour transfer in building structures, daylighting and electric lighting of buildings, sound transmission in building structures and protection against noise, the occurrence and spread of fires in buildings and the thermal response of cities. It contains numerical and computational evaluation methods, numerous computational case studies and examples of experimental analyses. The book demonstrates that the considered physical processes affect the quality of living and working comfort in indoor and outdoor environment.


Acoustic Design

Acoustic Design

Author: Duncan Templeton

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2014-05-12

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 1483278468

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Architectural Press Library of Design and Detailing: Acoustic Design focuses on the techniques and principles employed in acoustic design, as well as room acoustics, hearing, speech, sound insulation, and noise control and design. The book first elaborates on the perception of sound, properties of sound, and sound in the built form. Concerns cover sound absorption, room acoustics, sound insulation, physical data, units and measurement, sound at a point, and hearing and speech. The manuscript then takes a look at noise control and design. Topics include prediction and prescription, control at source, control in the sound path, building types, and building elements. The text is a valuable source of information for researchers interested in acoustic design.


Sound Insulation in Buildings

Sound Insulation in Buildings

Author: Jens Holger Rindel

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2017-11-01

Total Pages: 450

ISBN-13: 149870042X

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The book explains sound insulation in buildings at a level suitable for both graduate students and expert consultants. Theoretical models are set out for sound transmission in buildings, with an emphasis on thick and heavy constructions. Thus, the description is not restrained by the common assumption of bending waves which is characteristic of thin plates, only. A general description is provided, with the modal density in the structures as a key parameter. At low frequencies statistical energy analysis is replaced by modal energy analysis. Sound transmission through windows and facades is represented by a model that allows any angle on incidence, including the special case of grazing incidence. One chapter is devoted to the subjective evaluation of sound insulation, particularly noise from neighbours, and how this can be applied in a sound classification scheme for dwellings. Measurement methods in building acoustics are presented with emphasis on modern methods using MLS signals or sine sweeps. The analysis and estimation of measurement uncertainty is discussed in detail. In a final chapter examples of experimental buildings with high sound insulation are explained.