Architectural Acoustics

McGraw-Hill College, 1988. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Book is clean with a square, tight binding and bright, white pages. Book has minor wear on the edges that is difficult to see in the scans. book has a previous owner's name lower left ffep by the hinge. The goal of this book is to present in a highly illustrated format the principles of design for good hearing and freedom from noise in and around buildings. The over 540 illustrations are not merely supplements to the text as with nearly all traditional books. In this book, the illustrations are the core of the coverage of basic principles of sound and hearing, sound absorption and noise reduction, sound isolation and criteria for noise, control of HVAC systems noise and vibrations, auditorium acoustics design, and electronic sound systems. The book is written for architects, interior designers, engineers, and all others concerned with the design and construction of buildings who need to know the basics of architectural acoustics, but who do not have the time needed to digest wordy presentations. The book is a successor to Concepts in Architectural Acoustics (McGraw-Hill, 1972) with the overwhelming majority of the illustrations, case histories, and example problem solutions either entirely new or substantially revised. The late Professor Robert B. Newman was the author's mentor and teacher in graduate school. His course on architectural acoustics was the inspiration to become an acoustical consultant. The message of that course, offered by Professor Newman for nearly four decades at the MIT School of Architecture and Planning and at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, was that designers who understand the basic principles of acoustics possess an important new tool for shaping the built environment. The intentions of this book, therefore, are similar. That is, to diffuse knowledge of acoustics and to promote its creative applications in design. Hopefully, not only better acoustical environments, but also better buildings should result. The book also contains numerous checklists of design aids, data tables of sound absorption and sound isolation properties for a wide variety of modern building materials, case study examples, and step-by-step practical problem solutions. Extensive references are provided so that the interested reader can dig deeper. The appendix includes a metric system conversion table for common building acoustics terms and a summary of useful formulas. The book you see in the images is the actual book we have for sale. When you buy this book from us, you are helping to support a small brick and mortar family owned store. We have been curating our collection for three generations and currently have over 250,000 volumes in stock. Please feel free to call for more stock.