Handbook of Acoustics

by Crocker, Malcolm J.

• ISBN13: 9780471252931
• ISBN10: 047125293X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-03-09
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience

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