Architectural Acoustics

Architectural Acoustics presents a comprehensive technical environment for the graduate architecture or engineering course. The book is structured as a logical progression through acoustic interactions. Beginning with an architectural history, it reviews the foundations of acoustics, human perception and reaction to sound, acoustic noise measurements and noise metrics, and environmental noise. Then It ac and, in and ac and It and, transmission and ac and It and, transmission and att and, transmission and ac and, It and It and, It and It and.

Chapters on specific design problems in the room, multifunctional rooms, sound reinforcement systems, rooms for music, multipurpose rooms, auditoriums, sanctuaries, and studios and listening rooms. ... Providing the thorough overview of acoustics, modeling, as well as the presentation of computer modeling, ray tracing and auralization. It will be particularly beneficial for architects and engineers working in fields where intelligibility, music appreciation, and noise isolation are critical.

* Comprehensive guide to the basics of acoustic science and its applications to architectural design.
* Author is renowned expert in acoustics engineering for 20 years
* Covers the latest environmental regulations.

1. Historical Introduction
2. Fundamentals of Acoustics
3. Human Perception and Reaction to Sound
4. Acoustic Measurements and Noise Metrics
5. Environmental Noise
6. Wave Acoustics
7. Sound and Solid Surfaces
8. Sound in Enclosed Spaces
9. Sound Transmission Loss
10. Sound Transmission in Buildings
11. Vibration and Vibration Isolation
12. Noise Transmission in Floor Systems
13. Noise Generation in Mechanical Systems
14. Sound Transmission in Ducts
15. Design Construction and Residential Buildings
16. Design of Rooms for Unamplified Speech
17. Sound System Design
18. Design of Auditoria and Sanctuaries
19. Design of Studios and Listening Rooms
20. Concert Hall Design
21. Acoustic Modeling, Ray Tracing, and Auralization.