Noise control in industry / Sound Research Laboratories.
Contributor(s): Sound Research Laboratories
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BookPublisher: London : Chapman & Hall, 1991Edition: 3rd ed.Description: [456] p.ISBN: 0419171703 .Subject(s): Noise control | Industrial noiseDDC classification: 620.23 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 620.23 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00017505 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This practical handbook examines in detail the measurement, isolation and treatment of noise and vibration problems. Based on practical industrial experience of leading consultants in the field the book features comprehensive coverage of legal, medical and scientific background, examines noise problems of a whole range of industrial plants, gives full details of the treatment of noise problems and the avoidance through design, planning and maintenance and is extensively illustrated with a full bibliography.
Includes index.
Physics of sound -- Physiology and psychology of hearing -- Noise and the law -- Sound in rooms -- Sound insulation -- Vibration theory -- Basic sound and vibration measuring systems -- Measurement and measuring techniques -- Planning for noise control -- Noise control by planning and maintenance -- Noise control at source -- Enclosures, barriers and cladding -- Silencers, mufflers and attenuators -- Vibration control practice -- Noise control by room treatment -- Compressors and pumps -- Diesel engine noise -- External factory noise -- Noise from electrical equipment -- Air moving systems -- Gas turbines -- Internal factory noise -- Trucks and tractors -- Valve noise.