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    Basic Engg Acoustics

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    What is acoustics? Acoustics is a branch of physics that study the sound, acoustics concerned with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound. The study of acoustics has been fundamental to many developments in the arts, science, technology, music, biology, etc Sound + Sound is reflected, transmitted, or absorbed by the materials it encounter + Soft surfaces, such as textiles, and bat insulation, tend to absorb sound waves, preventing them from further motion. + Hard surfaces, such as ceramic tile, gypsum board, or wood, tend to reflect sound waves, causing ‘echo’. Reverberation is the term used to describe sound waves that are reflected off of surfaces. + Dense, massive, materials, such as concrete or brick, tend to transmit sound waves through the material. + High frequency sound waves (think of a high whistle) are not capable of being transmitted through massive, heavy, material. + Low frequency sound waves (bass) are transmitted through ma: materials. Decibel levels 0 The softest sound a person can hear with normal hearing 10 normal breathing 20 whispering at 5 feet 30 soft whisper 50 rainfall 60 normal conversation 110 shouting in ear 120 thunder Decibel levels The human ear's response to sound level is roughly logarithmic (based on powers of 10), and the dB scale reflects that fact. An increase of 3dB doubles the sound intensity but a 10dB increase is required before a sound is perceived to be twice as loud. Therefore a small increase in decibels represents a large increase in intensity. For example - 10dB is 10 times more intense than 1dB, while 20dB is 100 times more intense than 1dB. The sound intensity multiplies by 10 with every 10dB increase. Decibel levels 130dB - Jack Hammer (at 5ft) 120dB - Rock Concert / Pain threshold 110dB - Riveter or a Heavy Truck at 5Oft 90dB - Heavy Traffic (at 5ft) 70dB - Department Store or a Noisy Office 50dB - Light Traffic 30dB - Quiet Auditorium 20dB - Faint Whisper (at 5ft) 10dB - Soundproof room / anechoic chamber An anechoic chamber is a space in which there are no echoes or reverberations. The surfaces absorb all sound, and reflect none. Acoustics: sound Sound is a mechanical wave and therefore requires a medium in which it can travel. Acous ically divided into sound and vibration. Sound refers to waveforms air raveling through a fluid medium such as r materials such les a fluid. Vibration describes energy transmitted through dens as wood, steel, stone, dirt, drywall or anything bes Itis not heard as much as felt, due to its extremely low frequency, which is below the range of most human hearing. The speed of sound versus the speed of light sound travels at 1130 feet per second at normal room temperature. light travels at 299,792,458 meters per second, which is roughly 974,325,489 feet per second (974 million feet per second!) Time roone / Sine Wave Radio signals: am & fm Fabric wrapped panels provide good acoustical absorption Reverberation Time + Reverberation time refers to the amount of time required for the sound field in a space to decay 60

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