This text is designed for a one semester junior/senior/graduate level course in acoustics. It presents the physical and mathematical concepts related to the generation, transmission and reception of acoustic waves, covering the basic physics foundations as well as the engineering aspects of the discipline. This revision keeps the same strong pedagogical tradition as the previous editions by this well known author team.
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The classic acoustics reference! This widely--used book offers a clear treatment of the fundamental principles underlying the generation, transmission, and reception of acoustic waves and their application to numerous fields. The authors analyze the various types of vibration of solid bodies and the propagation of sound waves through fluid media.
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Fundamentals of Vibration. Transverse Motion: The Vibrating String. Vibrations of Bars. The Two-Dimensional Wave Equation: Vibrations of Membranes and Plates. The Acoustic Wave Equation and Simple Solutions. Reflection and Transmission. Radiation and Reception of Acoustic Waves. Absorption and Attenuation of Sound. Cavities and Waveguides. Pipes, Resonators, and Filters. Noise, Signal Detection, Hearing, and Speech. Architectural Acoustics. Environmental Acoustics. Transduction. Underwater Acoustics. Selected Nonlinear Acoustic Effects. Shock Waves and Explosions. Appendices. Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems. Index.
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Fundamentals of Vibration Transverese Motion - The Vibrating String Vibrations of Bars The Two-Dimensional Wave Equation:Vibrations of Membrands and Plates The Acoustic Wave Equation and Simple Solutions Reflection and Transmission Radiation and Reception of Acoustic Waves Absorption and Attenuation of Sound Cavities and Waveguides Pipes, Resonators and Filters Noise, Signal Detection, Hearing and Speech Architectural Acoustics Environmental Acoustics Transduction Underwater Acoustics Selected Nonlinear Acoustic Effects Schock Waves and Explosions
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780471847892
Publisert
2000-01-26
Utgave
4. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Vekt
975 gr
Høyde
259 mm
Bredde
178 mm
Dybde
25 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
560

Biographical note

Lawrence E. Kinsler and Austin R. Frey are the authors of Fundamentals of Acoustics, 4th Edition, published by Wiley.