Predicting Outdoor Sound

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Keith Attenborough (University of Hull, UK) Timothy Van Renterghem (Ghent University, Belgium)

Predicting Outdoor Sound

Keith Attenborough (University of Hull, UK), Timothy Van Renterghem (Ghent University, Belgium)

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CRC Press
30 September 2022

Wave mechanics (vibration & acoustics); Mechanical engineering; Electrical engineering; Civil engineering, surveying & building; Acoustic & sound engineering

The second edition of Predicting Outdoor Sound is an up-to-date reference on the propagation of sound close to the ground and its prediction. New content includes comparisons between predictions and data for road traffic, railway and wind turbine noise; descriptions of source characteristics in the HARMONOISE model; propagation over rough seas, parallel low walls, and lattices; outlines of numerical methods; gabion (caged stones) and sonic crystal noise barriers; meteorological effects on noise barrier performance; and the prediction requirements for auralization.

The book brings together relevant theories, prediction schemes, and data, thereby providing a basis for determining what model or scheme might be applicable for any situation. It also offers a background on useful analytical approximations and the restrictions, as well as difficulties and limitations associated with engineering prediction schemes.

The text should be of considerable interest to researchers in outdoor sound propagation and, more generally, it should provide a comprehensive primer on the topic for lecturers, consultants and students in acoustics and noise control.

By: Keith Attenborough (University of Hull UK), Timothy Van Renterghem (Ghent University, Belgium)
Imprint: CRC Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367697181
ISBN 10: 0367697181
Pages: 690
Publication Date: 30 September 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1 Introduction 2 The propagation of sound near ground surfaces in a homogeneous medium 3 Predicting effects of source characteristics 4 Numerical methods based on time-domain approaches 5 Predicting the acoustical properties of ground surfaces 6 Measurements of the acoustical properties of ground surfaces and comparisons with models 7 Influence of source motion on ground effect and diffraction 8 Predicting effects of mixed impedance ground 9 Predicting the performance of outdoor noise barriers 10 Predicting effects of vegetation, trees and turbulence 11 Ray tracing, analytical and semi-empirical approximations for a-weighted levels 12 Engineering models