Preface to the First Edition |
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Preface to the Fourth Edition |
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Preface to the Fifth Edition |
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Acknowledgments |
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1 Fundamentals and Basic Terminology |
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1.2 Noise Control Strategies |
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1.2.1 Sound Source Modification |
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1.2.2 Control of the Transmission Path |
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1.2.3 Modification of the Receiver |
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1.2.4 Existing Facilities |
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1.2.5 Facilities in the Design Stage |
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1.2.6 Airborne versus Structure-Borne Noise |
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1.3 Acoustic Field Variables |
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12 | (1) |
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1.3.6 Acoustic Potential Function |
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1.4.1 Plane and Spherical Waves |
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1.4.2 Plane Wave Propagation |
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1.4.3 Spherical Wave Propagation |
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24 | (1) |
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1.4.5 Plane Standing Waves |
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1.4.6 Spherical Standing Waves |
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1.5 Mean Square Quantities |
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26 | (1) |
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27 | (3) |
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1.7.2 Plane Wave and Far Field Intensity |
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29 | (1) |
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1.7.3 Spherical Wave Intensity |
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1.10 Combining Sound Pressures |
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1.10.1 Coherent and Incoherent Sounds |
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1.10.2 Addition of Coherent Sound Pressures |
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1.10.3 Addition of Incoherent Sounds (Logarithmic Addition) |
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34 | (2) |
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1.10.4 Subtraction of Sound Pressure Levels |
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36 | (1) |
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1.10.5 Combining Level Reductions |
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36 | (1) |
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1.12 Amplitude Modulation and Amplitude Variation |
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1.13 Basic Frequency Analysis |
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44 | (1) |
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1.15.1 Mechanical Impedance, Zm |
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1.15.2 Specific Acoustic Impedance, Z8 |
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1.15.3 Acoustic Impedance, ZA |
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2 Human Hearing and Noise Criteria |
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2.1 Brief Description of the Ear |
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49 | (20) |
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50 | (1) |
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2.1.4 Cochlear Duct or Partition |
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52 | (2) |
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54 | (1) |
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2.1.7 Linear Array of Uncoupled Oscillators |
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56 | (2) |
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2.1.8 Mechanical Properties of the Central Partition |
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2.1.8.1 Basilar Membrane Travelling Wave |
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2.1.8.2 Energy Transport and Group Speed |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (1) |
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2.1.8.4 The Half-Octave Shift |
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62 | (3) |
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2.1.8.5 Frequency Response |
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2.1.8.6 Critical Frequency Band |
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2.1.8.7 Frequency Resolution |
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2.2 Noise-Induced Hearing Loss |
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2.3 Subjective Response to Sound Pressure Level |
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71 | (3) |
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2.3.3 Comparative Loudness and the Phon |
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2.3.4 Low-Frequency Loudness |
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2.3.5 Relative Loudness and the Sone |
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79 | (2) |
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81 | (2) |
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83 | (1) |
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2.5.1 Equivalent Continuous Noise Level, Leq |
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2.5.2 A-Weighted Equivalent Continuous Noise Level, LAeq |
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2.5.2.1 Noise Exposure Level, LEX.8h or Lex or Lep'd |
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2.5.2.2 A-Weighted Sound Exposure, EA,T |
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2.5.2.3 A-Weighted Sound Exposure Level, LAE or SEL |
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2.5.3 Day-Night Average Sound Level, Ldn or DNL |
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2.5.4 Community Noise Equivalent Level, Lden or CNEL |
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2.5.5 Effective Perceived Noise Level, LEPN or EPNL |
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2.5.6 Statistical Descriptors |
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92 | (11) |
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2.7.1 Requirements for Speech Recognition |
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2.7.2 Quantifying Hearing Damage Risk |
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93 | (1) |
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2.7.3 International Standards Organisation Formulation |
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2.7.4 Alternative Formulations |
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2.7.4.1 Bies and Hansen Formulation |
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2.7.4.2 Dresden Group Formulation |
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2.7.5 Observed Hearing Loss |
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2.7.6 Some Alternative Interpretations |
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2.8 Hearing Damage Risk Criteria |
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103 | (3) |
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103 | (1) |
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103 | (1) |
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2.9 Implementing a Hearing Conservation Program |
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106 | (1) |
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2.10 Hearing Protection Devices |
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107 | (8) |
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2.10.1 Noise Reduction Rating, NRR |
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108 | (1) |
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2.10.2 Noise Reduction Rating Subjective Fit, NRR(SF) |
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109 | (1) |
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2.10.3 Noise Level Reduction Statistic, NRSAx |
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2.10.4 Single Number Rating, SNR |
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110 | (2) |
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2.10.5 Sound Level Conversion, SLC80 |
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112 | (1) |
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2.10.6 Standard Deviation |
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113 | (1) |
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2.10.7 Degradation of Effectiveness from Short Lapses |
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113 | (1) |
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114 | (1) |
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2.11 Speech Interference Criteria |
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2.11.1 Broadband Background Noise |
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115 | (1) |
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116 | (1) |
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2.12 Psychological Effects of Noise |
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116 | (1) |
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2.12.1 Noise as a Cause of Stress |
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116 | (1) |
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2.12.2 Effect on Behaviour and Work Efficiency |
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117 | (1) |
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2.13 Ambient Noise Level Specification |
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2.13.1 Noise Weighting Curves |
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119 | (7) |
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119 | (1) |
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120 | (1) |
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2.13.2 Comparison of Noise Weighting Curves with dBA Specifications |
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2.14 Environmental Noise Criteria |
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128 | (2) |
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2.14.1 A-Weighting Criteria |
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128 | (2) |
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2.15 Environmental Noise Surveys |
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130 | (5) |
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2.15.1 Measurement Locations |
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130 | (1) |
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2.15.2 Duration of the Measurement Survey |
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131 | (1) |
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2.15.3 Measurement Parameters |
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132 | (1) |
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3 Instrumentation for Noise Measurement and Analysis |
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135 | (8) |
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3.1.1 Condenser Microphone |
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136 | (2) |
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3.1.2 Piezoelectric Microphone |
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3.1.4 Microphone Sensitivity |
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3.1.5 Field Effects and Calibration |
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140 | (2) |
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3.1.6 Microphone Accuracy |
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142 | (1) |
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143 | (1) |
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3.2 Sound Level Meters (SLMs) |
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143 | (1) |
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3.3 Classes of Sound Level Meter |
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144 | (1) |
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3.4 Sound Level Meter Calibration |
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144 | (1) |
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3.4.1 Electrical Calibration |
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145 | (1) |
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3.4.2 Acoustic Calibration |
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145 | (1) |
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3.4.3 Measurement Accuracy |
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145 | (1) |
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3.5 Noise Measurements Using Sound Level Meters |
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145 | (3) |
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3.5.1 Microphone Mishandling |
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146 | (1) |
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3.5.2 Sound Level Meter Amplifier Mishandling |
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146 | (1) |
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3.5.3 Microphone and Sound Level Meter Response Characteristics |
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147 | (1) |
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3.5.8 Reflections from Nearby Surfaces |
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148 | (1) |
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148 | (1) |
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3.7 Noise Level Measurement |
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148 | (1) |
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148 | (2) |
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3.9 Personal Sound Exposure Meter |
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150 | (1) |
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151 | (1) |
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3.12 Sound Intensity Meters |
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152 | (8) |
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3.12.1 Sound Intensity by the p-u Method |
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153 | (2) |
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3.12.1.1 Accuracy of the p-u Method |
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154 | (1) |
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3.12.2 Sound Intensity by the p-p Method |
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155 | (4) |
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3.12.2.1 Accuracy of the p-p Method |
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157 | (2) |
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3.12.3 Frequency Decomposition of the Intensity |
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159 | (2) |
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3.12.3.1 Direct Frequency Decomposition |
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159 | (1) |
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3.12.3.2 Indirect Frequency Decomposition |
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159 | (1) |
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3.13 Energy Density Sensors |
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160 | (1) |
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3.14 Sound Source Localisation |
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161 | (10) |
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3.14.1 Near-field Acoustic Holography (NAH) |
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162 | (3) |
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3.14.1.1 Summary of the Underlying Theory |
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3.14.2 Statistically Optimised Near-field Acoustic Holography (SONAH) |
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165 | (2) |
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3.14.3 Helmholtz Equation Least Squares Method (HELS) |
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167 | (1) |
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3.14.4.1 Summary of the Underlying Theory |
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168 | (1) |
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3.14.5 Direct Sound Intensity Measurement |
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4 Sound Sources and Sound Power |
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171 | (54) |
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171 | (1) |
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172 | (3) |
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173 | (2) |
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4.2.2 Fluid Mechanical Monopole Source |
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175 | (1) |
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4.3.1 Pulsating Doublet or Dipole (Far-Field Approximation) |
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176 | (2) |
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4.3.2 Pulsating Doublet or Dipole (Near Field) |
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178 | (2) |
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180 | (2) |
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4.3.4 Fluid Mechanical Dipole Source |
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182 | (1) |
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4.4 Quadrupole Source (Far-Field Approximation) |
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182 | (4) |
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184 | (1) |
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4.4.2 Longitudinal Quadrupole |
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185 | (1) |
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4.4.3 Fluid Mechanical Quadrupole Source |
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185 | (1) |
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186 | (3) |
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4.5.1 Infinite Line Source |
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186 | (2) |
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188 | (1) |
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4.6 Piston in an Infinite Baffle |
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189 | (6) |
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189 | (2) |
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191 | (2) |
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4.6.3 Radiation Load of the Near Field |
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193 | (2) |
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4.7 Incoherent Plane Radiator |
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195 | (4) |
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195 | (4) |
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4.7.2 Several Walls of a Building or Enclosure |
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199 | (1) |
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4.9.1 Simple Source Near a Reflecting Surface |
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200 | (1) |
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4.9.2 Observer Near a Reflecting Surface |
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201 | (1) |
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4.9.3 Observer and Source Both Close to a Reflecting Surface |
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201 | (1) |
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202 | (2) |
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4.11 Relation between Sound Power and Sound Pressure |
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204 | (1) |
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4.12 Radiation Field of a Sound Source |
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205 | (2) |
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4.12.1 Sound Field Produced in an Enclosure |
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207 | (1) |
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4.13 Determination of Sound Power Using Sound Intensity Measurements |
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207 | (1) |
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4.14 Determination of Sound Power Using Sound Pressure Measurements |
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208 | (13) |
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4.14.1 Measurement in Free or Semi-free Field |
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208 | (5) |
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4.14.1.1 Measurement of Gas Turbine Exhaust Sound Power |
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212 | (1) |
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4.14.2 Measurement in a Diffuse Field |
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213 | (2) |
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4.14.2.1 Substitution Met hod |
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214 | (1) |
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215 | (8) |
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4.14.3.1 Semi-reverberant Field Measurements by Method One |
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215 | (1) |
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4.14.3.2 Semi-reverberant Field Measurements by Method Two |
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216 | (1) |
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4.14.3.3 Semi-reverberant Field Measurements by Method Three |
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217 | (1) |
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4.14.3.4 Near-Field Measurements |
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218 | (3) |
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4.15 Determination of Sound Power Using Surface Vibration Measurement |
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221 | (2) |
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4.16 Some Uses of Sound Power Information |
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223 | (2) |
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5 Sound Propagation |
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225 | (90) |
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225 | (1) |
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5.2 Reflection and Transmission: Plane Interface between Two Different Media |
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226 | (1) |
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5.2.2 Plane Wave Reflection and Transmission |
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226 | (5) |
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5.2.3 Spherical Wave Reflection at a Plane Interface |
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231 | (4) |
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5.2.4 Effects of Turbulence |
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235 | (2) |
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5.3 Sound Propagation Outdoors-General Concepts |
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237 | (38) |
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5.3.1 Geometrical Spreading, Adiv |
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238 | (1) |
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5.3.2 Atmospheric Absorption, Aa |
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239 | (1) |
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240 | (4) |
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5.3.4 Meteorological Effects, Amet |
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244 | (20) |
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5.3.4.1 Direct Calculation of the Sonic Gradient |
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246 | (3) |
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5.3.4.2 Indirect Calculation of the Sonic Gradient |
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249 | (6) |
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5.3.4.3 Calculation of Ray Path Lengths and Propagation Times |
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255 | (4) |
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5.3.4.4 Ground-Reflected Rays-Single Ground Reflection |
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259 | (1) |
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5.3.4.5 Ground-Reflected Rays-Multiple Ground Reflections |
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259 | (1) |
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5.3.4.6 Low-Level Jets (LLJs) |
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260 | (1) |
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5.3.4.7 Meteorological Attenuation: Parkin and Scholes (1965) |
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261 | (1) |
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5.3.4.8 Attenuation in the Shadow Zone (Negative Sonic Gradient) |
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262 | (2) |
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5.3.5 Barrier Effects, Ab |
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264 | (1) |
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5.3.6 Diffraction at the Edge of a Thin Sheet |
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264 | (2) |
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266 | (8) |
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5.3.7.2 Shielding by Terrain |
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5.3.7.3 Effects of Wind and Temperature Gradients |
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273 | (1) |
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5.3.8 Miscellaneous Effects, Amisc |
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274 | (1) |
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5.3.9 Low-Frequency Noise and Infrasound |
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274 | (1) |
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5.4 Propagation Modelling Approach |
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275 | (1) |
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5.5 CONCAWE Noise Propagation Model |
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276 | (5) |
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5.5.1 Geometrical Spreading, K1 |
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276 | (1) |
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5.5.2 Atmospheric Absorption, K2 |
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276 | (1) |
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5.5.4 Meteorological Effects, K4 |
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5.5.5 Source Height Effects, K5 |
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278 | (1) |
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5.5.6 Barrier Attenuation, K6 |
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279 | (1) |
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5.5.7 In-Plant Screening, K7 |
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280 | (1) |
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5.5.8 Vegetation Screening, Kv |
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280 | (1) |
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5.5.9 Limitations of the CONCAWE Model |
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280 | (1) |
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5.6 ISO 9613-2 (1996) Noise Propagation Model |
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281 | (7) |
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282 | (1) |
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5.6.2 Meteorological Effects, Amet |
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283 | (1) |
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5.6.3 Barrier Attenuation, Ab |
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283 | (2) |
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5.6.4 Vegetation Screening, Af |
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285 | (1) |
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5.6.5 Effect of Reflections Other than Ground Reflections |
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286 | (1) |
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5.6.6 Limitations of the ISO 9613-2 Model |
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287 | (1) |
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5.7 NMPB-2008 Noise Propagation Model |
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288 | (10) |
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5.7.1 Ground, Barrier and Terrain Excess Attenuation, Ag+b |
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289 | (8) |
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5.7.1.1 Mean Ground Plane |
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289 | (1) |
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5.7.1.2 Ground Effect with No Diffraction |
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290 | (1) |
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5.7.1.3 Ground Effect: Homogeneous Atmosphere, No Diffraction |
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291 | (1) |
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5.7.1.4 Ground Effect: Downward Refraction, No Diffraction |
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291 | (1) |
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5.7.1.5 Diffraction with No Ground Effect |
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292 | (2) |
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5.7.1.6 Diffraction with Ground Effect |
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294 | (3) |
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5.7.1.7 Vertical Edge Diffraction with Ground Effect |
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297 | (1) |
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5.7.2 Reflections from Vertical Surfaces |
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297 | (1) |
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5.7.3 Limitations of the NMPB-2008 Model |
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297 | (1) |
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5.8 Harmonoise (2002) Noise Propagation Engineering Model |
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298 | (12) |
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5.8.1 Combination of Sound Waves from the Same Source |
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300 | (2) |
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5.8.2 Coordinate Transformation for the Ground Profile |
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302 | (1) |
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5.8.3 Approximating Terrain Profiles by Straight Line Segments |
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303 | (2) |
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5.8.4 Ground, Barrier and Terrain Excess Attenuation, Ag+b |
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305 | (1) |
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5.8.5 Excess Attenuation, Asc, Due to Scattering |
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305 | (1) |
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5.8.5.1 Excess Attenuation, Asc,f, Due to Scattering through Trees |
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5.8.5.2 Excess Attenuation, Asc,t, Due to Atmospheric Turbulence |
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306 | (1) |
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5.8.6 Excess Attenuation, Ar, Due to Reflection from a Facade or Building |
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306 | (3) |
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5.8.7 Limitations of the Harmonoise Model |
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309 | (1) |
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5.9 Required Input Data for the Various Propagation Models |
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310 | (2) |
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310 | (1) |
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312 | (1) |
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5.10 Propagation Model Prediction Uncertainty |
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312 | (3) |
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5.10.1 Type A Standard Uncertainty |
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313 | (1) |
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5.10.2 Type B Standard Uncertainty |
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313 | (1) |
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5.10.3 Combining Standard Uncertainties |
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313 | (1) |
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5.10.4 Expanded Uncertainty |
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314 | (1) |
6 Sound in Enclosed Spaces |
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315 | (48) |
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315 | (2) |
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6.1.1 Wall-Interior Modal Coupling |
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316 | (1) |
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316 | (1) |
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6.1.3 Flat and Long Rooms |
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317 | (1) |
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317 | (5) |
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318 | (4) |
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322 | (1) |
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6.3 Boundary between Low-Frequency and High-Frequency Behaviour |
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322 | (3) |
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322 | (1) |
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6.3.2 Modal Damping and Bandwidth |
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323 | (1) |
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324 | (1) |
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6.3.4 Crossover Frequency |
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325 | (1) |
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6.4 High Frequencies, Statistical Analysis |
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325 | (4) |
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6.4.1 Effective Intensity in a Diffuse Field |
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325 | (2) |
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6.4.2 Energy Absorption at Boundaries |
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327 | (1) |
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327 | (1) |
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6.4.4 Steady-State Response |
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328 | (1) |
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329 | (5) |
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6.5.1 Classical Description |
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329 | (1) |
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330 | (2) |
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6.5.3 Empirical Description |
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332 | (2) |
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334 | (1) |
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6.6 Measurement of the Room Constant |
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334 | (2) |
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6.6.1 Reference Sound Source Method |
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335 | (1) |
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6.6.2 Reverberation Time Method |
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335 | (1) |
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6.7 Porous Sound Absorbers |
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336 | (6) |
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6.7.1 Measurement of Absorption Coefficients |
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336 | (1) |
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6.7.2 Noise Reduction Coefficient (NRC) |
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337 | (1) |
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337 | (4) |
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6.7.4 Porous Liners with Perforated Panel Facings |
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341 | (1) |
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6.7.5 Sound Absorption Coefficients of Materials in Combination |
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342 | (1) |
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6.8 Panel Sound Absorbers |
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342 | (4) |
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343 | (1) |
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344 | (2) |
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346 | (13) |
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6.9.1 Flat Room with Specularly Reflecting Floor and Ceiling |
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348 | (2) |
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6.9.2 Flat Room with Diffusely Reflecting Floor and Ceiling |
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350 | (3) |
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6.9.3 Flat Room with Specularly and Diffusely Reflecting Boundaries |
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353 | (2) |
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6.9.4 Long Room with Specularly Reflecting Walls |
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355 | (2) |
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6.9.5 Long Room: Circular Cross Section, Diffusely Reflecting Wall |
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357 | (1) |
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6.9.6 Long Room with Rectangular Cross Section |
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358 | (1) |
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6.10 Applications of Sound Absorption |
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359 | (4) |
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6.10.1 Relative Importance of the Reverberant Field |
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359 | (1) |
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6.10.2 Reverberation Control |
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360 | (3) |
7 Partitions, Enclosures and Barriers |
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363 | (60) |
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363 | (1) |
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7.2 Sound Transmission through Partitions |
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364 | (34) |
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364 | (4) |
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368 | (5) |
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7.2.2.1 Single Number Ratings for Transmission Loss of Partitions |
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370 | (3) |
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373 | (2) |
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7.2.3.1 Additional Impact Sound Isolation Rating Procedure |
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375 | (1) |
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7.2.4 Panel Transmission Loss (or Sound Reduction Index) Estimates |
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375 | (10) |
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7.2.4.1 Sharp's Prediction Scheme for Isotropic Panels |
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379 | (3) |
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7.2.4.2 Davy's Prediction Scheme for Isotropic Panels |
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382 | (1) |
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7.2.4.3 EN12354-1 (2000) Prediction Scheme for Isotropic Panels |
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383 | (1) |
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7.2.4.4 Thickness Correction for Isotropic Panels |
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383 | (1) |
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7.2.4.5 Orthotropic Panels |
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384 | (1) |
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385 | (1) |
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7.2.6 Double Wall Transmission Loss |
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385 | (12) |
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7.2.6.1 Sharp Model for Double Wall TL |
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386 | (4) |
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7.2.6.2 Davy Model for Double Wall TL |
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390 | (4) |
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7.2.6.3 Model from EN12354-1 (2000) |
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394 | (1) |
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7.2.6.4 Stud Spacing Effect in Walls with Wooden Studs |
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394 | (1) |
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395 | (1) |
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395 | (1) |
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7.2.6.7 Effect of Cavity Material Flow Resistance |
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395 | (1) |
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7.2.6.8 Multi-leaf and Composite Panels |
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395 | (1) |
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7.2.6.9 TL Properties of Some Common Stud Wall Constructions |
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396 | (1) |
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7.2.7 Triple Wall Sound Transmission Loss |
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397 | (1) |
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7.2.8 Common Building Materials |
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398 | (1) |
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7.2.9 Sound-Absorptive Linings |
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398 | (1) |
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7.3 Noise Reduction vs Transmission Loss |
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398 | (9) |
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7.3.1 Combined Transmission Loss |
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398 | (8) |
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7.3.2 Flanking Transmission Loss |
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406 | (1) |
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407 | (13) |
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7.4.1 Noise Inside Enclosures |
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407 | (1) |
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7.4.2 Noise Outside Enclosures |
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407 | (3) |
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7.4.3 Personnel Enclosures |
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410 | (2) |
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412 | (1) |
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412 | (2) |
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7.4.6 Enclosure Access and Ventilation |
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414 | (1) |
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7.4.7 Enclosure Vibration Isolation |
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415 | (1) |
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7.4.8 Enclosure Resonances |
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415 | (1) |
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7.4.9 Close-Fitting Enclosures |
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416 | (1) |
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7.4.10 Partial Enclosures |
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417 | (2) |
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419 | (1) |
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420 | (3) |
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7.5.1 Porous Material Lagging |
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420 | (1) |
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7.5.2 Impermeable Jacket and Porous Blanket Lagging |
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|
420 | (3) |
8 Muffling Devices |
|
423 | (104) |
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423 | (1) |
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8.2 Measures of Performance |
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424 | (1) |
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8.3 Design for a Required Performance |
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425 | (2) |
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8.4 Diffusers as Muffling Devices |
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427 | (1) |
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8.5 Classification of Muffling Devices |
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427 | (2) |
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429 | (1) |
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8.7 Lumped Element Devices |
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429 | (8) |
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8.7.1 Impedance of an Orifice or a Short Narrow Duct |
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430 | (6) |
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432 | (3) |
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8.7.1.2 Acoustic Resistance |
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435 | (1) |
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8.7.2 Impedance of a Volume |
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436 | (1) |
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437 | (22) |
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8.8.1 Acoustical Analogues of Kirchhoff's Laws |
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437 | (1) |
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8.8.2 Side Branch Resonator |
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438 | (8) |
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440 | (1) |
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441 | (1) |
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8.8.2.3 Insertion Loss Due to Side Branch |
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442 | (1) |
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8.8.2.4 Transmission Loss Due to Side Branch |
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|
443 | (3) |
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446 | (2) |
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448 | (5) |
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448 | (3) |
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8.8.4.2 Transmission Loss |
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|
451 | (2) |
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8.8.5 Small Engine Exhaust |
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453 | (1) |
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454 | (5) |
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|
459 | (24) |
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8.9.1 Acoustic Performance Metrics |
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461 | (1) |
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8.9.2 4-Pole Matrices of Various Acoustic Elements |
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462 | (1) |
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462 | (1) |
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8.9.4 Quarter-Wavelength Tube (QWT) |
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463 | (3) |
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8.9.5 Helmholtz Resonators |
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466 | (1) |
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8.9.6 Sudden Expansion and Contraction |
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|
466 | (2) |
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8.9.7 Simple Expansion Chamber (SEC) |
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|
468 | (1) |
|
8.9.8 Double-Tuned Expansion Chamber (DTEC) |
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|
469 | (3) |
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8.9.9 Concentric Tube Resonator (CTR) |
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|
472 | (5) |
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8.9.10 Exhaust Gas Temperature Variations |
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|
477 | (4) |
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8.9.11 Source and Termination Impedances |
|
|
481 | (2) |
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8.10 Lined Duct Attenuation of Sound |
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|
483 | (17) |
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8.10.1 Locally-Reacting and Bulk-Reacting Liners |
|
|
484 | (1) |
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8.10.2 Liner Specifications |
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484 | (2) |
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8.10.3 Lined Duct Mufflers |
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|
486 | (11) |
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|
491 | (2) |
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8.10.3.2 Temperature Effects |
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493 | (1) |
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8.10.3.3 Higher Order Mode Propagation |
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|
493 | (4) |
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8.10.4 Cross-Sectional Discontinuities |
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|
497 | (1) |
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|
497 | (3) |
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8.11 Insertion Loss of Duct Bends or Elbows |
|
|
500 | (1) |
|
8.12 Insertion Loss of Unlined Ducts |
|
|
500 | (1) |
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8.13 Effect of Duct End Reflections |
|
|
500 | (2) |
|
8.14 Pressure Loss Calculations for Muffling Devices |
|
|
502 | (5) |
|
8.14.1 Pressure Losses Due to Friction |
|
|
502 | (1) |
|
8.14.2 Dynamic Pressure Losses |
|
|
503 | (1) |
|
8.14.3 Splitter Muffler Pressure Loss |
|
|
503 | (3) |
|
8.14.4 Circular Muffler Pressure Loss |
|
|
506 | (1) |
|
8.14.5 Staggered Splitter Pressure Loss |
|
|
507 | (1) |
|
8.15 Flow-Generated Noise |
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|
507 | (5) |
|
8.15.1 Straight, Unlined Air Duct Noise Generation |
|
|
508 | (1) |
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8.15.2 Mitred Bend Noise Generation |
|
|
508 | (2) |
|
8.15.3 Splitter Muffler Self-Noise Generation |
|
|
510 | (2) |
|
8.15.4 Exhaust Stack Pin Noise |
|
|
512 | (1) |
|
8.15.5 Self-Noise Generation of Air Conditioning System Elements |
|
|
512 | (1) |
|
8.16 Duct Break-Out Noise |
|
|
512 | (3) |
|
8.16.1 Break-Out Sound Transmission |
|
|
512 | (2) |
|
8.16.2 Break-In Sound Transmission |
|
|
514 | (1) |
|
8.17 Lined Plenum Attenuator |
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|
515 | (3) |
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|
515 | (1) |
|
8.17.2 ASHRAE (2015) Method |
|
|
516 | (1) |
|
8.17.3 More Complex Methods |
|
|
516 | (2) |
|
|
518 | (2) |
|
8.19 Directivity of Exhaust Ducts |
|
|
520 | (7) |
|
8.19.1 Effect of Exhaust Gas Temperature on Directivity |
|
|
525 | (1) |
|
8.19.2 Effect of Wind on Directivity |
|
|
526 | (1) |
9 Vibration Control |
|
527 | (36) |
|
|
527 | (1) |
|
|
528 | (15) |
|
9.2.1 Single-Degree-of-Freedom Systems |
|
|
529 | (7) |
|
9.2.1.1 Surging in Coil Springs |
|
|
535 | (1) |
|
9.2.2 Four-Isolator Systems |
|
|
536 | (2) |
|
9.2.3 Two-Stage Vibration Isolation |
|
|
538 | (1) |
|
9.2.4 Practical Considerations for Isolators |
|
|
539 | (4) |
|
9.2.4.1 Effect of Stiffness of Equipment Mounted on Isolators |
|
|
542 | (1) |
|
9.2.4.2 Effect of Stiffness of Foundations |
|
|
542 | (1) |
|
9.2.4.3 Superimposed Loads on Isolators |
|
|
543 | (1) |
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|
543 | (3) |
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|
544 | (1) |
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|
544 | (1) |
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|
545 | (1) |
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|
545 | (1) |
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|
546 | (1) |
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|
546 | (4) |
|
9.5 Vibration Neutralisers |
|
|
550 | (1) |
|
9.6 Vibration Measurement |
|
|
550 | (7) |
|
9.6.1 Acceleration Transducers |
|
|
550 | (4) |
|
9.6.1.1 Sources of Measurement Error |
|
|
552 | (1) |
|
9.6.1.2 Sources of Error in the Measurement of Transients |
|
|
553 | (1) |
|
9.6.1.3 Accelerometer Calibration |
|
|
553 | (1) |
|
9.6.1.4 Accelerometer Mounting |
|
|
553 | (1) |
|
9.6.1.5 Piezoresistive Accelerometers |
|
|
554 | (1) |
|
9.6.2 Velocity Transducers |
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|
554 | (1) |
|
|
555 | (1) |
|
9.6.4 Instrumentation Systems |
|
|
556 | (1) |
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|
556 | (1) |
|
9.7 Damping of Vibrating Surfaces |
|
|
557 | (1) |
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|
557 | (1) |
|
9.7.2 When Damping is Effective and Ineffective |
|
|
557 | (1) |
|
9.8 Measurement of Damping |
|
|
558 | (5) |
10 Sound Power and Sound Pressure Level Estimation Procedures |
|
563 | (70) |
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|
563 | (1) |
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|
564 | (4) |
|
|
568 | (4) |
|
|
568 | (1) |
|
10.3.2 Large Compressors (Noise Levels within the Inlet and Exit Piping) |
|
|
568 | (3) |
|
10.3.2.1 Centrifugal Compressors |
|
|
569 | (1) |
|
10.3.2.2 Rotary or Axial Compressors |
|
|
569 | (1) |
|
10.3.2.3 Reciprocating Compressors |
|
|
570 | (1) |
|
10.3.3 Large Compressors (Exterior Noise Levels) |
|
|
571 | (4) |
|
10.3.3.1 Rotary and Reciprocating Compressors |
|
|
571 | (1) |
|
10.3.3.2 Centrifugal Compressors (Casing Noise) |
|
|
571 | (1) |
|
10.3.3.3 Centrifugal Compressors (Unmuffled Air Inlet Noise) |
|
|
571 | (1) |
|
10.4 Compressors for Chillers and Refrigeration Units |
|
|
572 | (1) |
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|
572 | (3) |
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|
575 | (1) |
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|
575 | (4) |
|
10.7.1 General Estimation Procedures |
|
|
575 | (4) |
|
10.7.2 Gas and Steam Vents |
|
|
579 | (1) |
|
10.7.3 General Jet Noise Control |
|
|
579 | (1) |
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|
579 | (12) |
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10.8.1 Internal Sound Power Generation |
|
|
580 | (5) |
|
10.8.2 Internal Sound Pressure Level |
|
|
585 | (1) |
|
10.8.3 External Sound Pressure Level |
|
|
586 | (3) |
|
10.8.4 High Exit Velocities |
|
|
589 | (1) |
|
10.8.5 Control Valve Noise Reduction |
|
|
589 | (1) |
|
10.8.6 Control Valves for Liquids |
|
|
590 | (1) |
|
10.8.7 Control Valves for Steam |
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|
591 | (1) |
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|
591 | (1) |
|
|
592 | (1) |
|
10.11 Gas and Steam Turbines |
|
|
593 | (1) |
|
10.12 Reciprocating Piston Engines (Diesel or Gas) |
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|
593 | (2) |
|
|
594 | (1) |
|
|
594 | (1) |
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|
594 | (1) |
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|
595 | (2) |
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|
597 | (2) |
|
10.14.1 Small Electric Motors (below 300 kW) |
|
|
597 | (1) |
|
10.14.2 Large Electric Motors (above 300 kW) |
|
|
598 | (1) |
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|
599 | (1) |
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|
599 | (1) |
|
|
600 | (1) |
|
10.18 Large Wind Turbines (Rated Power Greater than or Equal to 2 MW) |
|
|
601 | (1) |
|
10.19 Transportation Noise |
|
|
602 | (31) |
|
10.19.1 Road Traffic Noise |
|
|
602 | (11) |
|
10.19.1.1 CNOSSOS Model (European Commission) |
|
|
602 | (4) |
|
10.19.1.2 UK DoT model (CoRTN) |
|
|
606 | (5) |
|
10.19.1.3 United States FHWA Traffic Noise Model (TNM) |
|
|
611 | (2) |
|
|
613 | (1) |
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10.19.1.5 Accuracy of Traffic Noise Models |
|
|
613 | (1) |
|
10.19.2 Rail Traffic Noise |
|
|
613 | (18) |
|
10.19.2.1 Nordic Prediction Model (1996) |
|
|
614 | (4) |
|
10.19.2.2 European Commission Model |
|
|
618 | (8) |
|
10.19.2.3 UK Department of Transport Model |
|
|
626 | (5) |
|
|
631 | (2) |
11 Practical Numerical Acoustics |
|
633 | (36) |
|
|
633 | (1) |
|
11.2 Low-Frequency Region |
|
|
634 | (26) |
|
|
635 | (1) |
|
11.2.2 Boundary element method (BEM) |
|
|
636 | (10) |
|
|
637 | (1) |
|
|
638 | (1) |
|
|
638 | (1) |
|
11.2.2.4 Problem Formulation |
|
|
639 | (7) |
|
11.2.3 Rayleigh Integral Method |
|
|
646 | (1) |
|
11.2.4 Finite Element Analysis (FEA) |
|
|
647 | (6) |
|
11.2.4.1 Pressure Formulated Acoustic Elements |
|
|
649 | (2) |
|
11.2.4.2 Practical Aspects of Modelling Acoustic Systems with FEA |
|
|
651 | (2) |
|
11.2.5 Numerical Modal Analysis |
|
|
653 | (1) |
|
11.2.6 Modal Coupling Using MATLAB |
|
|
653 | (7) |
|
11.2.6.1 Acoustic Potential Energy |
|
|
660 | (1) |
|
11.3 High-Frequency Region: Statistical Energy Analysis |
|
|
660 | (9) |
|
11.3.1 Coupling Loss Factors |
|
|
663 | (2) |
|
11.3.2 Amplitude Responses |
|
|
665 | (4) |
12 Frequency Analysis |
|
669 | (34) |
|
|
669 | (1) |
|
|
669 | (3) |
|
12.2.1 Octave and 1/3-Octave Filter Rise Times and Settling Times |
|
|
671 | (1) |
|
12.3 Advanced Frequency Analysis |
|
|
672 | (31) |
|
12.3.1 Auto Power Spectrum and Power Spectral Density |
|
|
675 | (4) |
|
|
679 | (1) |
|
|
679 | (1) |
|
|
680 | (7) |
|
12.3.4.1 Amplitude Scaling to Compensate for Window Effects |
|
|
682 | (1) |
|
12.3.4.2 Window Function Coefficients |
|
|
683 | (3) |
|
12.3.4.3 Power Correction and RMS Calculation |
|
|
686 | (1) |
|
12.3.5 Sampling Frequency and Aliasing |
|
|
687 | (1) |
|
12.3.6 Overlap Processing |
|
|
687 | (1) |
|
|
688 | (1) |
|
12.3.8 Uncertainty Principle |
|
|
689 | (1) |
|
12.3.9 Time Synchronous Averaging and Synchronous Sampling |
|
|
689 | (1) |
|
12.3.10 Hilbert Transform |
|
|
689 | (2) |
|
|
691 | (1) |
|
|
692 | (3) |
|
12.3.13 Coherent Output Power |
|
|
695 | (1) |
|
12.3.14 Frequency Response (or Transfer) Function |
|
|
696 | (1) |
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|
696 | (2) |
|
12.3.16 Auto-Correlation and Cross-Correlation Functions |
|
|
698 | (2) |
|
12.3.17 Maximum Length Sequence (MLS) |
|
|
700 | (3) |
A Review of Relevant Linear Matrix Algebra |
|
703 | (8) |
|
A.1 Addition, Subtraction and Multiplication by a Scalar |
|
|
703 | (1) |
|
A.2 Multiplication of Matrices |
|
|
704 | (1) |
|
|
705 | (1) |
|
|
705 | (1) |
|
|
706 | (1) |
|
A.6 Positive and Nonnegative Definite Matrices |
|
|
706 | (1) |
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A.7 Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors |
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706 | (1) |
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707 | (1) |
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707 | (1) |
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A.10 Singular Value Decomposition |
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708 | (3) |
B Wave Equation Derivation |
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711 | (6) |
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711 | (1) |
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712 | (1) |
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713 | (1) |
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B.4 Wave Equation (Linearised) |
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714 | (3) |
C Properties of Materials and Gases |
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717 | (6) |
D Acoustical Properties of Porous Materials |
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723 | (24) |
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D.1 Flow Resistance and Flow Resistivity |
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723 | (3) |
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D.2 Parameters for Characterising Sound Propagation in Porous Media |
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726 | (1) |
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D.3 Sound Reduction Due to Propagation through a Porous Material |
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727 | (2) |
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D.4 Measurement of Absorption Coefficients of Porous Materials |
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729 | (14) |
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D.4.1 Measurement Using the Moving Microphone Method |
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729 | (7) |
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D.4.2 Measurement Using the 2-Microphone Method |
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736 | (2) |
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D.4.3 Measurement Using the 4-Microphone Method |
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738 | (5) |
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D.5 Calculation of Absorption Coefficients of Porous Materials |
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743 | (4) |
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D.5.1 Porous Materials with a Backing Cavity |
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743 | (1) |
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D.5.2 Multiple Layers of Porous Liner Backed by an Impedance |
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744 | (1) |
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D.5.3 Porous Liner Covered with a Limp Impervious Layer |
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744 | (1) |
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D.5.4 Porous Liner Covered with a Perforated Sheet |
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745 | (1) |
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D.5.5 Porous Liner with a Limp Impervious Layer and a Perforated Sheet |
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745 | (2) |
E Calculation of Diffraction and Ground Effects for the Harmonoise Model |
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747 | (18) |
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747 | (2) |
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749 | (2) |
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751 | (8) |
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754 | (3) |
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757 | (2) |
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E.4 Fresnel Zone for Reflection from a Ground Segment |
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759 | (6) |
F Files Available for Use with This Book |
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765 | (2) |
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F.1 Table of Files for Use with This Book |
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765 | (2) |
References |
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767 | (36) |
Index |
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