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Features

Covers both acoustics and vibration
Combines theory with practical applications
Provides balanced coverage
Presents information in a very direct and uncomplicated way
A solutions manual and electronic versions of figures from the book are available with qualifying course adoption.

Summary

A Solid Introduction to Sound and Vibration: No Formal Background Needed

This Second Edition of Fundamentals of Sound and Vibration covers the physical, mathematical and technical foundations of sound and vibration at audio frequencies. It presents Acoustics, vibration, and the associated signal processing at a level suitable for graduate students or practicing engineers with having no prior formal training in the field.

The book is a coherent textbook based on the first semester of the master's program in Sound and Vibration Studies at the internationally acclaimed Institute of Sound and Vibration Research at the University of Southampton.

New in the Second Edition:

The latest edition has been extensively revised and updated, with a new introductory chapter and new chapters on the measurement of sound and vibration. Other chapters include fundamentals of acoustics, fundamentals of vibration, signal processing, noise control, human response to sound and human response to vibration; many of these have been substantially revised. Example problems and answers for self-study are included.

The revised text:

Offers a brief summary on the importance of sound and vibration
Considers the vibration of mechanical structures, ranging from simple SDOF models to continuous systems
Highlights the aspects of signal processing commonly used for data analysis
Addresses engineering noise control, and more
Fundamentals of Sound and Vibration, Second Edition provides you with broad coverage of sound, vibration and signal processing in a single volume, and serves as a reference for both graduate students and practicing engineers.



Table of Contents

Introduction; Frank Fahy

Sound and noise

Vibration

Signal processing and analysis

Experimental methods and equipment

Need for noise and vibration control technology

Challenges of noise and vibration control technology

Can software solve the problem?

An exciting field

Reference

Fundamentals of acoustics; David Thompson and Philip Nelson

Introduction to sound

One-dimensional wave equation

Acoustic energy density and intensity

The wave equation in three dimensions

Multipole sources

Enclosed sound fields

Room acoustics

Further reading

Questions

References

Fundamentals of vibration; Brian Mace

Introduction

Free vibration of an SDOF system

Time-harmonic forced vibration of an SDOF system

Response of an SDOF system to general excitation

Multiple degrees of freedom systems

Forced response of MDOF systems

Continuous systems

Concluding remarks

Questions

References

Fundamentals of signal processing; Joe Hammond and Paul White

Introduction

Fourier analysis of continuous time signals

Some results in signal and system analysis

Effects of sampling

Random processes

Input-output relationships and system identification

Random processes and estimation

Concluding remarks

Questions

References

Noise control; David Thompson

Introduction

Sound sources: categories and characterisation

Noise source quantification

Principles of noise control

Sound radiation from vibrating structures

Sound transmission through partitions

Noise control enclosures

Noise barriers

Sound absorption

Vibration control for noise reduction

Further reading

Questions

References

Human response to sound; Ian Flindell

Introduction

Auditory anatomy and function

Auditory capabilities and acoustic metrics

Range of noise effects on people

References

Human responses to vibration; Michael J. Griffin

Introduction

Measurement of vibration

Whole-body vibration

Motion sickness

Hand-transmitted vibration

References

Measurement of audio-frequency sound in air; Frank Fahy

Introduction

Condenser microphone

Preamplifiers and transducer electronic data systems (TEDS)

Calibration

Specialised microphone applications

Sound level meters and their use

Sound intensity

Applications of sound intensity measurement

References

Vibration testing; Tim Waters

Introduction

General test set-up

Sensors

Using an electrodynamic shaker

Using an instrumented hammer