Simplified Design for Building Sound Control
1st Edition
Published on 15. June 1995
Book
Hardback
176 pages
978-0-471-56908-4 (ISBN)
Description
Organized for self-paced study, this user-friendly book can easily be understood by designers with no engineering training. Provides excellent guidance concerning how design can be used to control noise, privacy and room acoustics within buildings. Contains a summary of the basic types of sound problems that occur in buildings.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 261 mm
Width: 185 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
540 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-56908-4 (9780471569084)
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Persons
James Ambrose is Editor of the Parker/Ambrose Series of Simplified Design Guides. He has practiced as an architect in California and Illinois, and as a structural engineer in Illinois. He was a professor of architecture at the University of Southern California.
Jeffrey E. Ollswang is the author of Simplified Design for Building Sound Control, published by Wiley.
Jeffrey E. Ollswang is the author of Simplified Design for Building Sound Control, published by Wiley.
Content
Basic Concerns.
Nature of Sound.
Sound and Hearing.
Room Acoustics.
Sound and Noise Control.
Control of Airborne Noise.
Control of Impact Structure-Borne Noise.
Case Studies: Building Design Situations.
Bibliography.
Glossary.
Appendix.
Study Aids.
Index.
Nature of Sound.
Sound and Hearing.
Room Acoustics.
Sound and Noise Control.
Control of Airborne Noise.
Control of Impact Structure-Borne Noise.
Case Studies: Building Design Situations.
Bibliography.
Glossary.
Appendix.
Study Aids.
Index.