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Noise Control in Building Services

Sound Research Laboratories Ltd

  • 1st Edition - September 29, 1988
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: A. Fry
  • Language: English

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,… Read more

Description

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.

Readership

For architects, building services consultants, contractors, building component manufacturers, and students of applied acoustics.

Table of contents

(partial) "A sound basis". Noise and people. Sound in rooms. Design targets. Sound insulation. Vibration isolation. Ductborne noise - transmission. Ductborne noise - flow generated. Ductborne noise - breakout. Noise from room units. Noise to the exterior. Construction site noise and vibration. Laboratory testing. Other building services plant. Suggested further reading. Index.

300 illus.

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: October 22, 2013
  • Language: English

About the editor

AF

A. Fry

Affiliations and expertise
Sound Research Laboratories Ltd., Colchester, UK

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