Simplified Design for Building Sound Control

by James Ambrose, Jeffrey E. Ollswang

Overview

Organized for self-paced study, this user-friendly book can easily be understood by designers with no engineering training. Provides excellent guidance concerning how design can be used to control noise, privacy and room acoustics within buildings. Contains a summary of the basic types of sound problems that occur in buildings.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471569084
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	05/01/1995
Series:	Parker-Ambrose Simplified Design Guides Series
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 10.20(h) x 0.65(d)

About the Author

James Ambrose is Editor of the Parker/Ambrose Series of Simplified Design Guides. He has practiced as an architect in California and Illinois, and as a structural engineer in Illinois. He was a professor of architecture at the University of Southern California.

Jeffrey E. Ollswang is the author of Simplified Design for Building Sound Control, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Basic Concerns.

Nature of Sound.

Sound and Hearing.

Room Acoustics.

Sound and Noise Control.

Control of Airborne Noise.

Control of Impact Structure-Borne Noise.

Case Studies: Building Design Situations.

Bibliography.

Glossary.

Appendix.

Study Aids.

Index.

Editorial Reviews

This textbook for a course on acoustic design for architects and building designers, treats design for noise control, privacy, and room acoustics in buildings and emphasizes choices for materials, products, and construction details.It outlines the nature of sound, and covers room acoustics and control of airborne noise, impact, and structure- borne noise, and offers case studies in schools, housing, and restaurants. Includes a glossary, study questions and answers, b&w building plans, and descriptions of products for sound control. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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