Noise control in building services
Sound Research Laboratories Ltd. ; edited by Alan Fry.
Bok Engelsk 1988 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Oxford ; Elmsford, N.Y. : : Pergamon P., , 1988.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (518 p.) : : ill.
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| Utgave | 1st ed.
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Introduction -- 1. "A Sound Basis" -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 What is Sound? -- 1.3 Decibel Arithmetic -- 1.4 Measurement of Sound Pressure Level -- 2. Noise and People -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Ear -- 2.3 Frequency Analysis -- 2.4 Acceptability -- 2.5 Noise Induced Hearing Damage -- 3. Sound in Rooms -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Sound Propagation -- 3.3 Sound Fields in Rooms -- 3.4 Sound Absorbers -- 3.5 Alternative Calculation Method -- 3.6 Calculation Principles -- 3.7 Room Faults -- 4. Design Targets -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Background Noise Levels -- 4.3 Noise Rating Systems -- 4.4 Noise from Outside -- 4.5 Reverberation Time -- 4.6 Vibration -- 5. Sound Insulation -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Reduction of Airborne Sound -- 5.3 Sound Insulation of a Single Leaf Partition -- 5.4 Sound Insulation of Double Leaf Partitions -- 5.5 Sound Transmission Through Non-Homogeneous Partitions -- 5.6 Sound Insulation Requirements -- 5.7 Plantroom Breakout -- 5.8 Plantroom Breakout to Other Areas Within the Building -- 5.9 Plantroom Noise Breakout to the Atmosphere -- 5.10 Noise Break-in Through Building Facades -- 6. Vibration Isolation -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Fundamental Theory -- 6.3 Mounting Arrangements -- 6.4 Modes -- 6.5 Motion -- 6.6 Vibration Isolators -- 6.7 Selection -- 6.8 Towards the Final Selection -- 6.9 Materials -- 6.10 Inertia Bases -- 6.11 Flanking -- 6.12 Structure and Groundborne Vibrations -- 6.13 Noise Radiation -- 6.14 Specifications and Engineered Solutions -- 7. Ductborne Noise - Transmission -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Fan Noise -- 7.3 System Attenuation -- 7.4 Room and Atmosphere Corrections -- 7.5 Sound Reduction Techniques -- 7.6 Conclusions -- 7.7 Examples -- 8. Ductborne Noise - Flow Generated -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Prediction of Flow Generated Noise -- 8.3 Predictive Techniques -- 8.4 Multiple Air Distribution Devices -- 8.5 Room Terminal Installation Factors -- 8.6 Induction Units -- 8.7 General Guidelines for Selecting Duct Fittings for Low Flow-Generated Noise -- 9. Ductborne Noise - Breakout -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Calculation of Noise Breakout -- 9.3 Breakout due to Turbulence Downstream of Fittings -- 9.4 Controlling Breakout from Ductwork -- 10. Noise from Room Units; 10.1 Room Units for Ventilation and Air-Conditioning -- 10.2 Main Types of Room Units -- 10.3 Acoustic Characteristics of Room Units -- 10.4 Sources of Noise -- 10.5 How Noise from a Room Unit Affects Sound Pressure Levels in the Room -- 10.6 Techniques for Noise Control -- 10.7 Treatment of Noise from Atmosphere; 10.8 Mounting of Room Units -- 10.9 Trouble Shooting of Noise Problems from Terminal Units -- Chapter 11. Noise to the Exterior -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Sources of Noise -- 11.3 Acoustic Propagation -- 11.4 Calculation of Sound Transmitted to Inside -- 11.5 Assessment of Noise Problems to the Exterior -- 11.6 Noise Control -- 11.7 Noise Radiation from an Internal Plantroom -- 12. Construction Site Noise and Vibration -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Transfer of Construction Site Noise and Vibration to the Environment Outside the Site Boundary -- 12.3 Transfer of Construction Site Noise and Vibration within an Existing Building During Refurbishment Work -- 13. Laboratory Testing -- 13.1. Introduction -- 13.2 Noise Generation -- 13.3. Reverberation Rooms -- 13.4 Anechoic Rooms -- 13.5 Transmission Suite -- 13.6 In-duct Test Facility for Attenuation -- 13.7 Air Movement -- 13.8 Types of Test -- 13.9 Test Methods -- 13.10 Aerodynamics and Acoustic Measuring Instruments -- 13.11 Acoustic Measurement Techniques -- 13.12 Discussion -- 13.13 Conclusions -- Appendix 13A Sound Research Laboratories Laboratory Dimensions -- Appendix 13B Sound Reproduction Indices -- Appendix 13C Absorption Coefficients of Common Materials -- 14. Other Building Services Plant -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Lifts -- 14.3 Escalators -- 14.4 Hotel Bedrooms -- 14.5 Wall Mounted Equipment -- 14.6 Floating Floors -- 14.7 Cooling Towers -- 14.8 Condenser Units -- 14.9 Standby Diesel Generator Sets -- 14.10 Standby Gas Turbine Generators -- 14.11 Boilers -- Suggested Further Reading -- Index.. - Encompasses all up-to-date aspects of noise and vibration control in building services in one simple and convenient volume. It provides the necessary background in acoustics and, more importantly, practical advice in the evaluation and control of noise and vibration, with extensive use of tables, illustrations and actual examples. The book's contributors, the senior engineering staff of SRL Ltd, have more than 150 years' collective experience in acoustics, involving design and remedial work on noise and vibration aspects of building services.
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| ISBN | 0080340679 (hbk.). - 9780080340678 (hbk.). - 9781483286532 (e-book)
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