Noise Pollution: Effects and ControlA. Lara Sáenz, Raymond William Barrow Stephens Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) of the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU) by J. Wiley, 1986 - Control del ruido - 446 pages The phenomena associated with noise pollution and control are surveyed in this detailed reference source. The up-to-date content is presented with the greatest possible scientific accuracy emphasizing practical rather than mathematical aspects. |
Contents
Noise PollutionBasic Introductory Survey | 3 |
Physics of Noise | 45 |
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A-weighted absorption acoustic power aircraft noise airport amplitude attenuation audiogram auditory auditory system average bandwidth basilar membrane building calculated cochlear fibres cochlear nerve critical band curves damping dB SPL dB(A decibels depends distance effects of noise emission enclosure energy engine environmental evaluation Evans example excitation factor function glottis Griefahn hair cells hearing loss heavy vehicles human impact impedance increase indicated individual industrial insulation intensity Jansen km/h loudness masker masking measurements mechanical methods microphone noise abatement noise control noise exposure noise levels Noise Pollution noise sources noise-induced normal organ of Corti parameters physiological prediction problem produced propagation protection psychoacoustic radiation reactions reduced resonance response road shown in Figure signals sleep sound field sound level sound pressure level source of noise speed stimuli structure surface threshold tinnitus tone traffic noise transmission values vibration waves