R J Peters is Principal Acoustics Consultant at Applied Acoustics Design, a Visiting Research Fellow at London, South Bank University and a freelance lecturer in acoustics and noise control. He was formerly Head of School of Environmental Engineering at NESCOT (North East Surrey College of Technology). B J Smith is an educational consultant and was formerly Head of School of Building at Ulster Polytechnic. Margaret Hollins is Deputy Head of the Urban, Environment and Leisure Studies Department at London South Bank University.
Preface Acknowledgements Terminology and notation 1. The nature and
behavior of sound 2. sound propagation outdoors 3. Human Response to noise
4. Environmental noise 5. Room acoustics 6. Sound Insulation 7. Vibration
8. Measurement and Instrumentation 9. Noise control 10. The law relating to
noise Appendices: 1. Glossary of acoustical terms 2. List of formulae 3.
Experiments and Investigations 4. Some electrical principles Bibliography
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