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Foundations of Engineering Acoustics takes the reader on a journey
from a qualitative introduction to the physical nature of sound,
explained in terms of common experience, to mathematical models and
analytical results which underlie the techniques applied by the
engineering industry to improve the acoustic performance of their
products. The book is distinguished by extensive descriptions and
explanations of audio-frequency acoustic phenomena and their
relevance to engineering, supported by a wealth of diagrams, and by
a guide for teachers of tried and tested class demonstrations and
laboratory-based experiments.
Foundations of Engineering Acoustics is a textbook suitable for
both senior undergraduate and postgraduate courses in mechanical,
aerospace, marine, and possibly electrical and civil engineering
schools at universities. It will be a valuable reference for
academic teachers and researchers and will also assist Industrial
Acoustic Group staff and Consultants.
Comprehensive and up-to-date: broad coverage, many illustrations,
questions, elaborated answers, references and a bibliography
Introductory chapter on the importance of sound in technology and
the role of the engineering acoustician
Deals with the fundamental concepts, principles, theories and forms
of mathematical representation, rather than methodology
Frequent reference to practical applications and contemporary
technology
Emphasizes qualitative, physical introductions to each principal as
an entree to mathematical analysis for the less theoretically
oriented readers and courses
Provides a 'cook book' of demonstrations and laboratory-based
experiments for teachers
Useful for discussing acoustical problems with non-expert
clients/managers because the descriptive sections are couched in
largely non-technical language and any jargon is explained
Draws on the vast pedagogic experience of the writer"
The first edition of Sound and Structural Vibration was written in
the early 1980s. Since then, two major developments have taken
place in the field of vibroacoustics. Powerful computational
methods and procedures for the numerical analysis of structural
vibration, acoustical fields and acoustical interactions between
fluids and structures have been developed and these are now
universally employed by researchers, consultants and industrial
organisations. Advances in signal processing systems and
algorithms, in transducers, and in structural materials and forms
of construction, have facilitated the development of practical
means of applying active and adaptive control systems to structures
for the purposes of reducing or modifying structural vibration and
the associated sound radiation and transmission.
In this greatly expanded and extensively revised edition, the
authors have retained most of the analytically based material that
forms the pedagogical content of the first edition, and have
expanded it to present the theoretical foundations of modern
numerical analysis. Application of the latter is illustrated by
examples that have been chosen to complement the analytical
approaches to solving fairly simple problems of sound radiation,
transmission and fluid-structural coupling that are presented in
the first edition. The number of examples of experimental data that
relate to the theoretical content, and illustrate important
features of vibroacoustic interaction, has been augmented by the
inclusion of a selection from the vast amount of material published
during the past twenty five years. The final chapter on the active
control of sound and vibration has no precursor in the first
edition.
* Covers theoretical approaches to modeling and analysis
* Highly applicable to challenges in industry and academia
* For engineering students to use throughout their career
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