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PDX_27_Acoustics Part 2 Flashcards

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PDX_28_Acoustics #3

Velocity of sound (FPS)/Frequency of sound (HZ)=

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Wavelength (λ)

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Acoustic power (P)/4πr²=

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Sound intensity (watts/unit area)*we typically deal with decibels instead

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Sound intensity (I₁) / (I₂)=Distance from source (r²₂) / (r²₁)

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Inverse square law

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10 log (Intensity of sound being measured)/Reference intensity of 1x10⁻¹⁶

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Sound intensity level (decibel)

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(Barrier transmission, TL)-10log [(area of barrier wall, S) /(total absorption of receiving room, Ar)]

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Noise reduction (dB)

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Three basic qualities of sound:

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Velocity, frequency, and power

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This quality depends on the medium in which the sound is traveling and the temperature of that medium

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Velocity

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This quality as the number of cycles completed per second, measured in hertz

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Frequency

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This quality of acoustical energy, measured in Watts

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Power

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Velocity of sound in air:

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1130 ft./s(A constant)

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Velocity of sound in wood:

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11,700 ft./s

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Velocity of sound in water:

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4,500 ft./s

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Velocity of sound in steel:

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18,000 ft./s

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The distance between similar points on successive waves or the distant sound travels and one cycle. Measured linear feet.

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Wavelength

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Human ear can hear sounds in this range:

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20 Hz – 20,000 Hz range

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Most sensitive sound range to the human ear is:

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125 Hz – 6000 Hz range

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Speech is composed of sound primarily in this range:

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100 Hz – 600 Hz

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A range of frequencies in which the upper frequency is twice that of the lower

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Octave band

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In building acoustics, measurements and analysis is often divided into___ identified by their center frequency

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Eight octave bands

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Types of sound measurement:The decibel, how intense the sound is

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Send intensity level (IL)

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Types of sound measurement:Watts/cm², The power at the source

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Sound power level (PWL)

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Types of sound measurement:The pressure exerted by the sound waves on a surface at a given location, varies with barometric pressure.

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Sound pressure level (SPL)

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Smallest difference into sounds the human ear can detect is:

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Each increase of 10 dB the human ear perceives as:

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10x loudness

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130 dB

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Decibel level at threshold of pain:

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PDX_28_Acoustics #3

Typically doubling the distance between the source and the ear reduces levels by:

27
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PDX_28_Acoustics #3

Human years more sensitive to sounds in these frequencies:

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Middle frequencies

28
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PDX_28_Acoustics #3

Walls located between source and here are most effective located:

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Close to source

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PDX_28_Acoustics #3

The scale of the most closely represents the response of the human ear is called the:

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A scaleWhen measurements using to a scaler converted to decimals, the resultant measure is designated dBA

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The difference (in dB) between the sound power incident on a barrier in a source room and the sound power radiated into a receiving room on the opposite side of the barrier

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Transmission loss (TL)

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PDX_28_Acoustics #3

The arithmetic difference (in decibels) between the intensity levels in two rooms separated by a barrier of a given transmission loss.

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Noise reduction (NR)

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Method of rating walls, doors, etc. In terms of their typical or overall resistance to sound transmission.

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Sounds transmission class (STC)

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Typical STC ratings:STC 25

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Normal speech can be clearly heard through barrier

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Typical STC ratings:STC 30

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Lab speech can be heard and understood well, normal speech to be heard, but barely understood.

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Typical STC ratings:STC 35

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Loud speech can be heard but not understood

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Typical STC ratings:STC 41-45

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Loud speech can only be faintly heardCan’t hear normal speech at all

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Typical STC ratings:STC 46–50

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Loud speech is not audibleLoud sounds other than speech can only be faintly heard

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PDX_28_Acoustics #3

Variables of sound have been consolidated into a set of curbs used and specifying the maximum noise level in a given space under a given set of conditions

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Noise criteria (NC) curves

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A modification of NC curves that have sound pressure level slower than the NC curves on the low/high-frequency needs of the chart.

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Preferred noise criteria (PNC)

40
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The apparent change in frequency or wavelength of a wave it’s perceived by an observer moving relative to the source of the wave

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Doppler effect

41
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PDX_28_Acoustics #3

Used to measure the degree of isolation of impact noises in a structure A ‘tapping machine’ is used

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Impact isolation class (IIC)

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Mess law is based on the principle that the larger the mass the less it will:

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PDX_28_Acoustics #3

Technique used to hide unwanted sounds by the addition of controlled sounds (a.k.a. pink/white noise)

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Sound masking

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