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Books and Publications
Dick Stern
Applied Research Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University PO Box 30, State College, Pennsylvania 16804
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Book Title: Noise and Vibration Control Engineering, Principles and Applications, 2nd Edition Editors: Istvan L. Ver and Leo L. Beranek
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
ISBN-13 97800-471-44942-3 Pages: 966
Binding: Hardcover
This book was written (as was its previous editions) to present the latest information on the most fre- quently encountered noise and
vibration problems in a single volume allowing the practicing noise control engineer to find solutions to an overwhelming majority of such problems. The editors have introduced new chapters and updated those chapters where the field has advanced. New and fully rewritten chapters are:
• Noise Generation
• HVAC Systems
• Active Noise and Vibration Control
• Sound Absorbing Materials and Sound Absorbers
• Outdoor Sound Propagation
• Criteria for Noise Control in Communities, Buildings
and Vehicles
• Acoustical Standards
Substantial new information has been added to Passive Silencers, Damage Risk Criteria for Hearing and Human Body Vibration. All other chapters have been reviewed for timeliness.
Book Title: Acoustics for Engineers, Troy Lectures Authors: Jens Blauert and Ning Xiang
Publisher: Springer ISBN: 978-3-540-76346-8 Pages: 245
Illustrations: 167 Binding: Hardcover
This book, taken from the Troy Lectures, provides the material for an introductory course in engineering acoustics for stu-
dents with basic knowledge in mathematics. It is based on extensive teaching experience at the university level. Under the guidance of an academic teacher it is sufficient as the sole textbook for the subject. Each chapter deals with a well defined topic and represents the material for a two-hour lec- ture.
The 15 chapters alternate between more theoretical and more application-oriented concepts. They cover the follow- ing areas—Introduction; mechanical and acoustic oscillators; electromechanic and electroacoustic oscillations; electro- mechanic and electroacoustic analogies; electromechanic and electroacoustic transduction; magnetic-field transduc- ers; electric-field transducers; the wave equation in fluids; horn and stepped ducts; spherical sound sources and line arrays; piston membranes, diffraction, and scattering; dissi- pation, reflection, and absorption; geometric acoustics and diffuse sound fields; isolation of air- and structure-borne sound; a survey of noise control.
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