AR1B025-D4 Acoustics course overview and required reading

Date Type of Teacher Topic Read Study for the test

Education
22 Nov. 2018 Lecture C.J. Janssen Introduction - BP section 12.1: - LN chapter 1: section 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 and 1.6
8.45 – 10.30 Acoustics 1 Definitions for single walls - LN chapter 3: whole chapter except for 3.2.1
Measuring sound insulation in a and 3.5
lab
Single-leaf walls: mass law,
coincidence, plateau method
29 Nov. 2018 Lecture C.J. Janssen Cavity walls: mass law, mass- - BP section 12.1: - LN chapter 1, section 1.5
10.45 – 12.30 Acoustics 2 spring resonance, standing for double structures - LN chapter 4 whole chapter except for 4.2
waves light walls
Composite walls facing walls
Sound leaks - BP section 12.2
- BP section 12.4
- Home study - Indirect airborne transmission - BP section 12.5 - LN chapter 8

29 Nov. 2018 Practical M.J. Tenpierik Calculation of the sound ‐ BP section 11.5
13.45 – 17.30 C.J. Janssen insulation of a façade design ‐ Manual for practical
30 Nov. 2018 using BO.A ‐ Single number ratings
08.45 – 12.30
7 Dec. 2018 Hand-in report of BOA practical before 23.00 h in Brightspace, in groups of 2

31 Jan. 2019 Exam: The exam (part acoustics) will have a focus on chapters 1, 3, and 4 from the lecture notes.

Books and lecture notes:

BP – Book Building Physics by A.C. v.d. Linden; section 11.5 and chapter 12.
LN – Lecture Notes on Building Acoustics; available on BrightSpace, chapters 1, 3, 4 and 8. All are required literature.