Architectural acoustics illustrated /
"Translates the quantitative and qualitative content of acoustics into the graphic language of architecture and outlines the best practices for limiting or mitigating noise in buildings"--
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Wiley,
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Publisher Address: | Hoboken, New Jersey : |
Publication Dates: | [2015] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Summary: |
"Translates the quantitative and qualitative content of acoustics into the graphic language of architecture and outlines the best practices for limiting or mitigating noise in buildings"-- |
Carrier Form: | xiii, 249 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9781118568491 (hardback : acid-free paper) : 1118568494 (hardback : acid-free paper) |
Index Number: | NA2800 |
CLC: | TU112 |
Call Number: | TU112/E711 |
Contents: | Basic theory ; Sound level ; Sound propagation ; Sound frequency -- Sound absorption -- Room acoustics ; Room acoustics qualities ; Theater planning ; Acoustic defects ; Performance venues ; Design checklists ; Sound system design -- Noise control ; Sound isolation principles ; Measures of airborne sound isolation ; Background noise ; Door and window sound isolation ; Impact noise ; Community noise ; Mechanical system noise. |