Chapter 9. Noise
Published Online: 16 AUG 2010
DOI: 10.1002/9780470925386.ch9
Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved
Book Title
Environmental Calculations: A Multimedia Approach
Additional Information
How to Cite
Kunz, R. G. (2009) Noise, in Environmental Calculations: A Multimedia Approach, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/9780470925386.ch9
Publication History
- Published Online: 16 AUG 2010
- Published Print: 17 AUG 2009
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780470139851
Online ISBN: 9780470925386
- Summary
- Chapter
- References
Keywords:
- noise;
- sound properties;
- frequency spectrum;
- decibles;
- composite sound level
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
General
Sound Versus Noise
Sound Properties
Frequency Spectrum
The Octave
Combining Decibels
Composite Sound Level
Speech Interference
A-Weighting Statistics
Noise Regulations
Industrial Noise
Sound Propagation from Point Source to Receptor
Excess Attenuation of Noise over Distance
Highway Noise (A Line Source)
Noise Control
The Community Noise Survey