Encyclopedia of acoustics /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Crocker, Malcolm J.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Wiley, ©1997.
Subjects:	Sound > Encyclopedias. Encyclopedia
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Table of Contents:

Vol. 1 : General linear acoustics : Introduction / Malcolm J. Crocker
Mathematical theory of wave propagation / Allan D. Pierce
Ray acoustics for fluids / D. E. Weston
Ray acoustics for structures / Leopold B. Felsen
Interference and steady-state scattering of sound waves / Herbert Überall
Speed of sound in fluids / Allan J. Zuckerwar
Standing waves / U. S. Shirahatti and Malcolm J. Crocker
Waveguides / P. O. A. L. Davies
Steady-state radiation from sources / A. P. Dowling
Transient radiation / Peter Stepanishen
Acoustic interaction between structures and fluids / F. J. Fahy
Boundary waves / Ivan Tolstoy
Acoustic lumped elements from first principles / Robert E. Apfel
Acoustic modeling: finite element method / A. Craggs
Acoustic modeling: boundary element methods / A. F. Seybert and T. W. Wu
Acoustic modeling (ducted-source systems) / M. G. Prasad and Malcolm J. Crocker
Nonlinear acoustics and cavitation : Nonlinear acoustics and cavitation / David T. Blackstock and Malcolm J. Crocker
Some model equations of nonlinear acoustics / David T. Blackstock
Propagation of finite-amplitude waves in fluids / D. G. Crighton
Parameters of nonlinearity of acoustic media / E. Carr Everbach
Finite-amplitude waves in solids / Mack A. Breazeale
Nonlinear standing waves in cavities / Alan B. Coppens and Anthony A. Atchley
Nonlinear effects in sound beams / Mark F. Hamilton
Nonlinear lumped elements / Willian E. Zorumski
Cavitation / Werner Lauterborn
Sonochemistry and sonoluminescence / Kenneth S. Suslick and Lawrence A. Crum
Aeroacoustics and atmospheric sound : Introduction / James Lighthill
Aerodynamic and jet noise / Allan Powell
Interaction of fluid motion and sound / J. E. Ffowcs Williams
Acoustic streaming / N. Riley
Shock waves, blast waves, and sonic booms / Richard Raspet
Atmospheric sound propagation / Louis C. Sutherland and Gilles A. Daigle
Infrasound / Thomas B. Gabrielson
Underwater sound : Introduction / Ira Dyer
Essential oceanography / F. H. Fisher and P. F. Worcester
Propagation of sound in the ocean / William A. Kuperman
Propagation in marine sediments / LeRoy M. Dorman
Attenuation by forward scattering: measurements and modeling / Robert H. Mellen, Hans G. Schneider, and David G. Browning
Volume scattering in underwater acoustic propagation / Shimshon Frankenthal
Backscattering from rough surfaces and inhomogeneous volumes / R. P. Chapman, O. Z. Bluy, and P. C. Hines
Sound radiation from marine structures / David Feit
Transient and steady-state scattering and diffraction from underwater targets / Louis R. Dragonette and Charles F. Gaumond
Quantitative ray methods for scattering / Philip L. Marston
Target strength of fish / Kenneth G. Foote
Fundamental underwater noise sources / William Blake
Ship and platform noise, propeller noise / Robert D. Collier
Underwater explosive sound sources / Valery K. Kedrinskii
Ocean ambient noise / Ira Dyer
Sonar systems / James E. Barger
Oceanographic and navigational instruments / Robert C. Spindel
Acoustic telemetry / Josko A. Catipovic
Transducers / Joseph E. Blue and Arnie Lee Van Buren
Nonlinear sources and receivers / Mark B. Moffat and William L. Konrad.
Vol. 2 : Ultrasonics, quantum acoustics, and physical effects of sound : Introduction / Philip L. Marston
Ultrasonic velocity / John H. Cantrell and William T. Yost
Ultrasonic relaxation processes / Henry E. Bass and F. Douglas Shields
Phonons in crystals, quasicrystals, and Anderson localization / Julian D. Maynard
Surface waves in solids and ultrasonic properties / Moisés Levy and Susan C. Schneider
Wave modes in liquid helium / Gary A. Williams
Ultrasonic instruments for nondestructive testing / Emmanuel P. Papadakis
Thermoacoustic engines / Gregory W. Swift
Mechanical vibrations and shock : Introduction / Manfred A. Heckl
Experimental and theoretical studies of vibrating systems / Paul J. Remington
Vibrations of one- and two-dimensional continuous systems / Manfred A. Heckl
Nonlinear vibration / Lawrence N. Virgin and Earl H. Dowell
Random vibration / David E. Newland
Shock analysis and design / Thomas L. Geers
Acoustic emission / Kanji Ono
Seismic exploration: acoustic imaging for geological information / A. J. Berkhout
Effects of high-intensity sound on structures / B. L. Clarkson
Vibration isolation and damping / Eric E. Ungar
Vibration measurements and instrumentation / Michael Möser
Machinery condition monitoring / Govindappa Krishnappa
Structure-borne energy flow / G. Pavic
Active vibration control / C. R. Fuller
Statistical methods in acoustics : Introduction / Richard H. Lyon
Response statistics of rooms / Mikio Tohyama
Statistical modeling of vibrating systems / Jerome E. Manning
Noise: its effects and control : Noise control / Malcolm J. Crocker
Rating measures, descriptors, criteria, and procedures for determining human response to noise / Malcolm J. Crocker
Hearing protection devices / E. H. Berger and J. G. Casali
Determination of noise emission of sound sources / George C. Maling, Jr., and William W. Lang
The generation of noise in machinery, its control, and the identification of noise sources / Malcolm J. Crocker
Active noise control / P. A. Nelson and S. J. Elliot
Noise sources and propagation in ducted air distribution systems / Howard Kingsbury
Sound power level predictions for industrial machinery / Robert D. Bruce and Charles T. Moritz
Airport noise / Kenneth McK. Eldred
Surface transportation noise / Robert Hickling
Community response to environmental noise / Sanford Fidell and Karl S. Pearsons.
Vol. 3 : Architectural acoustics : Introduction / A. Harold Marshall and William J. Cavanaugh
Sound in enclosures / K. H. Kuttruff
Sound absorption in enclosures / David A. Bies and Colin H. Hansen
Sound insulation: airborne and impact / A. C. C. Warnock and Wolfgang Fasold
Ratings and descriptors for the building acoustical environment / Gregory C. Tocci
Sound propagation in work spaces / Ulrich J. Kurze
Acoustical guidelines for building design / Ewart A. Wetherill
Noise control in U.S. building codes / Gregory C. Tocci
Noise control for mechanical and ventilation systems / R. M. Hoover and R. H. Keith
Acoustical signal processing : Introduction / Andrew F. Seybert
Statistical theory of acoustic signals / Allan G. Piersol
Practical considerations in signal processing / John C. Burgess
Acoustic holography / Julian D. Maynard
Physiological acoustics : Introduction / Joseph E. Hind
Auditory function / Steven Greenberg
Acoustical characteristics of the outer ear / Edgar A. G. Shaw
Acoustic properties of the middle ear / William T. Peake and John J. Rosowski
Anatomy of the cochlea and auditory nerve / Norma B. Slepecky
Cochlear mechanics and biophysics / Mario A. Ruggero and Joseph Santos-Sacchi
Physiology of the auditory nerve / D. O. Kim and K. Parham
Anatomy of the central auditory nervous system / Douglas L. Oliver
Electrophysiology of the central auditory nervous system / Tom C. T. Yin and Philip H. Smith
Biochemistry and pharmacology of the auditory system / William F. Sewell
Parallel-hierarchical processing of complex sounds for specialized auditory function / Nobuo Suga
Psychological acoustics : Introduction / David M. Green and Dennis McFadden
Auditory masking / Søren Buus
Frequency analysis and pitch perception / Brian C. J. Moore
Functions of the binaural system / Ervin R. Hafter and Constantine Trahiotis
Loudness / Bertram Scharf
Effects of high-intensity sound / W. Dixon Ward
Clinical audiology: an overview / Larry E. Humes
Perception of complex waveforms / Charles S. Watson and Gary R. Kidd
Adaptation in the auditory system / Paul J. Abbas
Hearing thresholds / William A. Yost and Mead C. Killion.
Vol. 4 : Speech communication : Introduction / J. L. Flanagan
Models of speech production / Kenneth N. Stevens
Speech perception / Joanne L. Miller
Acoustical analysis of speech / Gunnar Fant
Techniques of speech coding / Bishnu S. Atal
Machine recognition of speech / Lawrence R. Rabiner
Music and musical acoustics : Introduction / Thomas D. Rossing
Stringed instruments: bowed / J. Woodhouse
Stringed instrument: plucked / Bernard E. Richardson
Woodwind instruments / Neville H. Fletcher
Brass instruments / J. M. Bowsher
Percussion instruments / Thomas D. Rossing
Pianos and other stringed keyboard instruments / Gabriel Weinreich
Pipe and reed organs / Jürgen Meyer
Electronic and computer music / William Morris Hartmann
Human singing voice / Johan Sundberg
Bioacoustics : Introduction / Floyd Dunn
Acoustical characteristics of biological media / Jeffrey C. Bamber
Biological effects of ultrasound / Edwin L. Carstensen
Medical diagnosis with acoustics / K. Kirk Shung and Guy Cloutier
Acoustical medical imaging instrumentation / James F. Greenleaf
Effects of vibration and shock on people / Henning E. von Gierke
Animal bioacoustics : Introduction / Arthur N. Popper
Hearing and sound perception among vertebrate animals / Richard R. Fay
Insect bioacoustics / T. G. Forrest
Amphibians / Randy Zelick and R. R. Capranica
Bird acoustics / Stephen Nowicki
Bats and echolocation / James A. Simmons
Nonhuman primate vocal communication / Marc D. Hauser
Bioacoustics of marine vertebrates / Arthur N. Popper and Peggy L. Edds-Walton
Acoustical measurements and instrumentation : Introduction / P. V. Brüel, J. Pope, and H. K. Zaveri
Sound level meters / Robert W. Krug
Sound intensity / Malcolm J. Crocker and Finn Jacobsen
Calibration of pressure and gradient microphones / Victor Nedzelnitsky
Transducers : Introduction / Harry B. Miller
Transducer principles / Elmer L. Hixson and Ilene J. Busch-Vishniac
Loudspeaker design / Bradley M. Starobin
Horns / Vincent Salmon
Types of microphones / Ilene J. Busch-Vishniac and Elmer L. Hixson
Public address and sound reinforcement systems / David Lloyd Klepper and Larry S. King
Magnetic recording reproducing systems / Marvin Camras
Digital audio / James W. Beauchamp and Robert C. Maher
Hearing aid transducers / Mead C. Killion.