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Handbook of Environmental Acoustics (Industrial Health & Safety)
by James P. Cowan
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Wiley (1993-12-01)
ISBN: 0471285846
EAN: 9780471285847
Dewy Decimal #: 028
Paperback: 296 pages
Edition: 1
SKU: 070707003
Condition: Used: Very Good
Comments: This copy is in excellent condition. No markings, highlights, underlining, tears. Tight text and spine. No dust jacket. Front soft cover has a small bend to the bottom edge. back cover has a few light scratches. Light shelf/edge wear. This is a remarkable handbook worth having at an affordable price. (G 50)
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Product Description
Because environmental acoustics has a complex mathematical basis, it is often difficult to determine whether acoustical recommendations are valid. Handbook of Environmental Acoustics simplifies this decision-making process and provides easy-to-follow explanations of acoustic terminology, noise control design, and regulatory noise issues. The book clarifies key aspects of environmental noise in basic language, covering:
* Common noise sources--including the risk of exposure to common daily environmental noise sources
* Current noise regulations, guidelines, and standards--illustrating all key points
* Acoustic terminology and environmental noise descriptors--providing a foundation for understanding noise issues
* Effects of noise on people and animals--emphasizing the importance of restricting noise exposure
* Relevant noise rating methods--clarifiying the use of noise metrics
* Construction and building code requirements--explaining current requirements and featuring tips on how to avoid privacy problems
* Measurement considerations--demonstrating standard methods and offering practical advice on how to ensure proper measurement procedures
* Noise control designs--detailing source-path-receiver systems and noise control fundamentals
In addition to traditional noise control methods, new areas, such as active noise control, sound intensity measurement, and diffusive designs, are explained. A sample municipal noise ordinance helps the user to draft an ordinance tailored to the needs of a particular community. Avoiding complex mathematics and analyses, Handbook of Environmental Acoustics is a user-friendly manual for urban planners, municipal officials, engineers, attorneys, industrial hygienists, architects, environmental professionals, and students in these fields.
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An Excellent Primer for Anyone Interested in Noise
Rating  (5)
Date: 1999-12-03
5 out of 5 customers found this reveiw helpful
This book is both engaging and informative. Written for non-engineers, this book is an excellent resource for a wide range of interested parties, regardless of their educational background. Consultants, citizen activists, municipal planners, and concerned enforcement personnel can all profit from this non-technical, non-mathematical treatise on all aspects of community noise. Mr. Cowan has taken an exceptionally complex discipline, and given an overview that can round out almost anyone's understanding of the field, and it's filled with plenty of genuinely interesting facts. Herewith is a list of the chapter titles: Acoustic Terminology; Noise Descriptors; Noise Measurement; Noise Control Terminology and Design; Noise Regulations, Guidelines, and Ordinances; Common Noise Sources; and Construction Issues. Included is a well-written and well-reasoned Model Municipal Noise Ordinance. Even the chapter titles don't do justice to all that's covered in the Handbook. In the Acoustic Terminology chapter, there's a concise section on the Hearing Mechanism, and the mechanics of hearing loss. He weaves in fascinating facts such as: the middle ear ossicles not only carry the acoustic signal to the inner ear, but actually amplify the signal more than 20 times between the eardrum and the oval window. You may consider yourself an expert in some area relating to noise, but it's almost a certainty that you'll learn a number of new things from this book. This book could be a tremendous tool for the motivated complainant who is faced with a noise source that is exempted from the local noise ordinance. If they want to approach the problem politically, in meetings, this will provide a crash education that can mold them into a knowledgeable advocate in a very short time. Put some power in your hands, as, after all, knowledge is powerEric M. Zwerling, Director Rutgers Noise Technical Assistance Center
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