Architectural Acoustics

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1988. Very Good+ condition. A clean, square, tight copy. Pages are crisp and unmarked -- probably never read. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Oversize Hardcover. 8.5" wide by 11.25" tall. This large, heavy book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments (but only the standard charge for media mail). Illustrated with over 540 photographs and line drawings. Contains 7 major sections (each with many subsections) on basic theory; sound absorption; room acoustics; sound isolation; mechanical system noise and vibrations; speech privacy; and electronic sound systems. Bibliographical references. Five appendices. Name Index. Subject Index. Bound in the original black, glossy pictorial boards. From the Foreword: "In this new text, ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS, Professor Egan has retained all the desirable features of its predecessor [i.e. CONCEPTS IN ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS, 1972] and has updated the material with the experience gained in the past decade, as well as added several new useful features such as checklists on design and problem areas in building acoustics. The clarity of the illustrations and format of tables of engineering data greatly enhance the usefulness of the book for reference. Like its predecessor, ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS emphasizes concepts and aids the designer/decisionmaker in judging the relative importance of acoustical considerations in the context of the overall building environmental system. This book is an important contribution to the better understanding of building acoustics problems in a growing multidisciplinary design environment.". Oversize Hardcover. Very Good+ condition/No jacket, as issued. xx, 411pp.