Noise and Vibration Control Engineering: Principles and Applications, Second Edition is the updated revision of the classic reference containing the most important noise control design information in a single volume of manageable size.

Features:

• Includes completely revised material on noise and vibration standards
• Details updated information on active noise/vibration control, and the applications of these topics to heating, ventilating, and air conditioning

Contents

• Basic Acoustical Quantities: Levels and Decibels
• Waves and Impedances
• Data Analysis
• Determination of Sound Power Levels and Directivity of Noise Sources
• Outdoor Sound Propagation
• Sound in Small Enclosures
• Sound in Rooms
• Sound-Absorbing Materials and Sound Absorbers
• Passive Silencers
• Sound Generation
• Interaction of Sound Waves with Solid Structures
• Enclosures, Cabins, and Wrappings
• Vibration Isolation
• Structural Damping
• Noise of Gas Flows
• Prediction of Machinery Noise
• Noise Control in Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning Systems
• Active Control of Noise and Vibration
• Damage Risk Criteria for Hearing and Human Body Vibration
• Criteria for Noise in Buildings and Communities
• Acoustical Standards for Noise and Vibration Control
• General References
• American System of Units
• Conversion Factors

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