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9780471252931

Handbook of Acoustics

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    9780471252931

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  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1998-03-09
  • Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
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Summary

The Handbook of Acoustics belongs on the reference shelf of every engineer, architect, research scientist, or designer with a professional interest in the propagation, control, transmission, and effects of sound.

Author Biography

MALCOLM J. CROCKER is Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Auburn University, where he teaches and conducts research sponsored by industry and government in acoustics, noise, and vibration control. He is also the editor of the critically acclaimed Encyclopedia of Acoustics. He has published 80 refereed papers and 12 previous books on acoustics and noise control.

Table of Contents

PREFACE xiii(2)
CONTRIBUTORS xv
PART I GENERAL LINEAR ACOUSTICS 1(174)
1 Introduction
3(18)
Malcolm J. Crocker
2 Mathematical Theory of Wave Propagation
21(18)
Allan D. Pierce
3 Ray Acoustics for Fluids
39(8)
D. E. Weston
4 Interference and Steady-State Scattering of Sound Waves
47(14)
Herbert Uberall
5 Speed of Sound in Fluids
61(12)
Allan J. Zuckerwar
6 Standing Waves
73(10)
U. S. Shirahatti
Malcolm J. Crocker
7 Waveguides
83(16)
P. O. A. L. Davies
8 Steady-State Radiation from Sources
99(20)
A. P. Dowling
9 Transient Radiation
119(8)
Peter Stepanishen
10 Acoustic Interaction between Structures and Fluids
127(18)
F. J. Fahy
11 Acoustic Lumped Elements from First Principles
145(4)
Robert E. Apfel
12 Acoustic Modeling: Finite Element Method
149(8)
A. Craggs
13 Acoustic Modeling: Boundary Element Methods
157(12)
A. F. Seybert
T. W. Wu
14 Acoustic Modeling (Ducted-Source Systems)
169(6)
M. G. Prasad
Malcolm J. Crocker
PART II NONLINEAR ACOUSTICS AND CAVITATION 175(80)
15 Nonlinear Acoustics and Cavitation
177(4)
David T. Blackstock
Malcolm J. Crocker
16 Some Model Equations of Nonlinear Acoustics
181(6)
David T. Blackstock
17 Propagation of Finite-Amplitude Waves in Fluids
187(16)
D. G. Crighton
18 Parameters of Nonlinearity of Acoustic Media
203(8)
E. Carr Everbach
19 Finite-Amplitude Waves in Solids
211(10)
Mack A. Breazeale
20 Nonlinear Effects in Sound Beams
221(8)
Mark F. Hamilton
21 Nonlinear Lumped Elements
229(6)
William E. Zorumski
22 Cavitation
235(8)
Werner Lauterborn
23 Sonochemistry and Sonoluminescence
243(12)
Kenneth S. Suslick
Lawrence A. Crum
PART III AEROACOUSTICS AND ATMOSPHERIC SOUND 255(82)
24 Introduction
257(16)
James Lighthill
25 Aerodynamic and Jet Noise
273(12)
Alan Powell
26 Interaction of Fluid Motion and Sound
285(8)
J. E. Ffowcs Williams
27 Shock Waves, Blast Waves, and Sonic Booms
293(12)
Richard Raspet
28 Atmospheric Sound Propagation
305(26)
Louis C. Sutherland
Gilles A. Daigle
29 Infrasound
331(6)
Thomas B. Gabrielson
PART IV UNDERWATER SOUND 337(136)
30 Introduction
339(6)
Ira Dyer
31 Propagation of Sound in the Ocean
345(18)
William A. Kuperman
32 Sound Radiation from Marine Structures
363(10)
David Feit
33 Transient and Steady-State Scattering and Diffraction from Underwater Targets
373(14)
Louis R. Dragonette
Charles F. Gaumond
34 Fundamental Underwater Noise Sources
387(20)
William Blake
35 Ship and Platform Noise, Propeller Noise
407(18)
Robert D. Collier
36 Ocean Ambient Noise
425(10)
Ira Dyer
37 Sonar Systems
435(22)
James E. Barger
38 Oceanographic and Navigational Instruments
457(10)
Robert C. Spindel
39 Acoustic Telemetry
467(6)
Josko A. Catipovic
PART V ULTRASONICS, QUANTUM ACOUSTICS, AND PHYSICAL EFFECTS OF SOUND 473(74)
40 Introduction
475(8)
Philip L. Marston
41 Ultrasonic Velocity
483(12)
John H. Cantrell
William T. Yost
42 Ultrasonic Relaxation Processes
495(10)
Henry E. Bass
F. Douglas Shields
43 Phonons in Crystals, Quasicrystals, and Anderson Localization
505(10)
Julian D. Maynard
44 Surface Waves in Solids and Ultrasonic Properties
515(12)
Moises Levy
Susan C. Schneider
45 Ultrasonic Instruments for Nondestructive Testing
527(12)
Emmanuel P. Papadakis
46 Thermoacoustic Engines
539(8)
Gregory W. Swift
PART VI MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS AND SHOCK 547(194)
47 Introduction
549(10)
Manfred A. Heckl
48 Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Vibrating Systems
559(20)
Paul J. Remington
49 Vibrations of One- and Two-Dimensional Continuous Systems
579(18)
Manfred A. Heckl
50 Nonlinear Vibration
597(12)
Lawrence N. Virgin
Earl H. Dowell
51 Random Vibration
609(20)
David E. Newland
52 Shock Analysis and Design
629(12)
Thomas L. Geers
53 Acoustic Emission
641(14)
Kanji Ono
54 Seismic Exploration: Acoustic Imaging for Geological Information
655(20)
A. J. Berkhout
55 Vibration Isolation and Damping
675(14)
Eric E. Ungar
56 Vibration Measurements and Instrumentation
689(12)
Michael Moser
57 Machinery Condition Monitoring
701(12)
Govindappa Krishnappa
58 Structure-Borne Energy Flow
713(12)
G. Pavic
59 Active Vibration Control
725(16)
C. R. Fuller
PART VII STATISTICAL METHODS IN ACOUSTICS 741(28)
60 Introduction
743(2)
Richard H. Lyon
61 Response Statistics of Rooms
745(12)
Mikio Tohyama
62 Statistical Modeling of Vibrating Systems
757(12)
Jerome E. Manning
PART VIII NOISE: ITS EFFECTS AND CONTROL 769(148)
63 Noise Control
771(4)
Malcolm J. Crocker
64 Rating Measures, Descriptors, Criteria, and Procedures for Determining Human Response to Noise
775(24)
Malcolm J. Crocker
65 Hearing Protection Devices
799(16)
E. H. Berger
J. G. Casali
66 Generation of Noise in Machinery, Its Control, and the Identification of Noise Sources
815(34)
Malcolm J. Crocker
67 Active Noise Control
849(14)
P. A. Nelson
S. J. Elliot
68 Noise Sources and Propagation in Ducted Air Distribution Systems
863(10)
Howard F. Kingsbury
69 Sound Power Level Predictions for Industrial Machinery
873(10)
Robert D. Bruce
Charles T. Moritz
70 Airport Noise
883(14)
Kenneth McK. Eldred
71 Surface Transportation Noise
897(10)
Robert Hickling
72 Community Response to Environmental Noise
907(10)
Sanford Fidell
Karl S. Pearsons
PART IX ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS 917(128)
73 Introduction
919(6)
A. Harold Marshall
William J. Cavanaugh
74 Sound in Enclosures
925(14)
K. Heinrich Kuttruff
75 Sound Absorption in Enclosures
939(14)
David A. Bies
Colin H. Hansen
76 Sound Insulation: Airborne and Impact
953(32)
A. C. C. Warnock
Wolfgang Fasold
77 Ratings and Descriptors for the Building Acoustical Environment
985(20)
Gregory C. Tocci
78 Acoustical Guidelines for Building Design
1005(16)
Ewart A. Wetherill
79 Noise Control for Mechanical and Ventilation Systems
1021(24)
R. M. Hoover
R. H. Keith
PART X ACOUSTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING 1045(38)
80 Introduction
1047(4)
A. F. Seybert
81 Statistical Theory of Acoustic Signals
1051(12)
Allan G. Piersol
82 Practical Considerations in Signal Processing
1063(20)
John C. Burgess
PART XI PHYSIOLOGICAL ACOUSTICS 1083(56)
83 Introduction
1085(8)
Joseph E. Hind
84 Acoustical Characteristics of the Outer Ear
1093(12)
Edgar A. G. Shaw
85 Acoustic Properties of the Middle Ear
1105(10)
William T. Peake
John J. Rosowski
86 Anatomy of the Cochlea and Auditory Nerve
1115(10)
Norma B. Slepecky
87 Cochlear Mechanics and Biophysics
1125(14)
Mario A. Ruggero
Joseph Santos-Sacchi
PART XII PSYCHOLOGICAL ACOUSTICS 1139(82)
88 Introduction
1141(6)
David M. Green
Dennis McFadden
89 Auditory Masking
1147(20)
Soren Buus
90 Frequency Analysis and Pitch Perception
1167(14)
Brian C. J. Moore
91 Loudness
1181(16)
Bertram Scharf
92 Effects of High-Intensity Sound
1197(12)
W. Dixon Ward
93 Clinical Audiology: An Overview
1209(12)
Larry E. Humes
PART XIII SPEECH COMMUNICATION 1221(50)
94 Introduction
1223(8)
J. L. Flanagan
95 Models of Speech Production
1231(14)
Kenneth N. Stevens
96 Acoustical Analysis of Speech
1245(10)
Gunnar Fant
97 Techniques of Speech Coding
1255(8)
Bishnu S. Atal
98 Machine Recognition of Speech
1263(8)
Lawrence R. Rabiner
PART XIV MUSIC AND MUSICAL ACOUSTICS 1271(38)
99 Introduction
1273(2)
Thomas D. Rossing
100 Stringed Instruments: Bowed
1275(8)
J. Woodhouse
101 Woodwind Instruments
1283(8)
Neville H. Fletcher
102 Brass Instruments
1291(10)
J. M. Bowsher
103 Pianos and Other Stringed Keyboard Instruments
1301(8)
Gabriel Weinreich
PART XV ACOUSTICAL MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION 1309(58)
104 Introduction
1311(6)
P. V. Bruel
J. Pope
H. K. Zaveri
105 Sound Level Meters
1317(10)
Robert W. Krug
106 Sound Intensity
1327(14)
Malcolm J. Crocker
Finn Jacobsen
107 Analyzers
1341(14)
J. Pope
108 Calibration of Pressure and Gradient Microphones
1355(12)
Victor Nedzelnitsky
PART XVI TRANSDUCERS 1367(72)
109 Introduction
1369(6)
Harry B. Miller
110 Transducer Principles
1375(14)
Elmer L. Hixson
Ilene J. Busch-Vishniac
111 Loudspeaker Design
1389(22)
Bradley M. Starobin
112 Types of Microphones
1411(12)
Ilene J. Busch-Vishniac
Elmer L. Hixson
113 Magnetic Recording Reproducing Systems
1423(4)
Marvin Camras
114 Digital Audio
1427(12)
James W. Beauchamp
Robert C. Maher
INDEX 1439

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