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    The document discusses the scope and various branches of acoustics. It covers the main subdisciplines including psychoacoustics, which studies sound perception; electroacoustics, which deals with generating and detecting sound waves; sonics, which deals with sounds too high for humans to hear; and environmental acoustics, which examines how the environment affects sound. It also discusses architectural acoustics and its focus on sound in buildings.

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    The document discusses the scope and various branches of acoustics. It covers the main subdisciplines including psychoacoustics, which studies sound perception; electroacoustics, which deals with generating and detecting sound waves; sonics, which deals with sounds too high for humans to hear; and environmental acoustics, which examines how the environment affects sound. It also discusses architectural acoustics and its focus on sound in buildings.

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    INTRODUCTION

    to ACOUSTICS

    ARCH 147 EVANGELISTA


    SCOPE of ACOUSTICS

    EARTH SCIENCES

    LIFE SCIENCES

    ARTS

    ENGINEERING

    ARCH 147 EVANGELISTA


    SCOPE of ACOUSTICS

    ARCH 147 EVANGELISTA


    Psycho Acoustics: ACOUSTICS STUDIES

    - the scientific study of


    sound perception;

    - it is the branch of science


    studying the psychological and
    physiological responses
    associated with sound;

    - includes the mechanics of the


    human ear and effect of noise on
    hearing capacities

    ARCH 147 EVANGELISTA


    Electro Acoustics: ACOUSTICS STUDIES

    deals with the generation and


    detection of audible sound waves,
    including sound reproduction

    concerned with the recording,


    manipulation and reproduction of
    audio using electronics

    ARCH 147 EVANGELISTA


    Electro Acoustics: ACOUSTICS STUDIES

    deals with the generation and


    detection of audible sound waves,
    including sound reproduction

    concerned with the recording,


    manipulation and reproduction of
    audio using electronics

    ARCH 147 EVANGELISTA


    Sonics: ACOUSTICS STUDIES

    - deals with sounds at


    frequencies too high to be heard
    by humans.

    - deals with the technical


    application of mechanical waves
    in basic scientific research,
    industry, and medicine

    ARCH 147 EVANGELISTA


    Environmental Acoustics: ACOUSTICS STUDIES

    - deals with the effects of the


    environment upon audible
    sound waves

    - further specialized studies


    include:

    OUTDOOR ACOUSTICS /
    LANDSCAPE ACOUSTICS

    INDOOR ACOUSTICS /
    ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS

    ARCH 147 EVANGELISTA


    DEFINITIONS OUTDOOR ACOUSTICS

    - The study of environmental


    noise and soundscapes

    - concerned with noise and


    vibration caused by traffic,
    aircraft, industrial equipment and
    recreational activities

    - research work now also has a


    focus on the positive use of
    sound in urban environments

    ARCH 147 EVANGELISTA


    DEFINITIONS ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS

    - the science of sound


    phenomena in buildings,
    dealing with the production,
    transmission, and absorption
    of sound

    - the science of sound and


    vibration which refers to
    stress fluctuations and waves
    in a material medium;

    ARCH 147 EVANGELISTA


    DEFINITIONS ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS

    - The art and science of


    designing a room or building
    which insures both comfort
    and communication, and
    provides special features as
    the purpose and use of the
    structure requires

    ARCH 147 EVANGELISTA


    SUBDISCIPLINES ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS

    Space Acoustics:
    - designing a space that enhances
    sound for optimum acoustical
    conditions

    Noise Control:
    - eliminating, or at least reducing
    noise and vibration transmission

    ARCH 147 EVANGELISTA


    DEFINITIONS Main Component of SOUND
    Acoustics?

    Any vibratory motion of bodies,


    the transmission of these
    vibrations in a solid or liquid
    media, and the sensation
    produced on the human auditory
    mechanism.

    An alteration in pressure
    projected and propagated in an
    elastic material.

    Form of energy which


    continues to subsist until
    filtered through a material
    turning into heat by friction.

    ARCH 147 EVANGELISTA


    PROPERTIES OF SOUND

    Sound must always have a


    source, a path, and a
    receiver

    SPEED: Sound propagation velocity / media


    sound travels at 344m/s at material speed
    normal room temperature
    Air 344 m/s
    (68 degF)
    Water 1410 m/s
    Wood 3300 m/s
    Brick 3600 m/s
    Sound travels about 1
    Concrete 3700 m/s
    million times slower
    than light Steel 4900 m/s
    Glass 5000 m/s
    Sound travels faster in
    denser media Aluminum 5800 m/s

    ARCH 147 EVANGELISTA


    PROPERTIES OF SOUND
    INTENSITY: the rate at
    which sound energy is
    being transmitted,
    measured at any point in the
    medium; sound power per
    unit area

    - Intensity diminishes
    inversely as the square of
    the distance of the source

    I = 1/ D2

    D 2D 3D

    ARCH 147 EVANGELISTA


    PROPERTIES OF SOUND

    SOUND PRESSURE: the


    fluctuation in the atmospheric
    pressure caused by the
    vibration of air particles due
    to a sound wave.

    LOUDNESS: the subjective


    attribute of an auditory
    sensation

    ARCH 147 EVANGELISTA


    PROPERTIES OF SOUND

    THRESHOLD OF
    AUDIBILITY: minimum
    intensity that is capable of
    evoking an auditory
    sensation in the ear

    THRESHOLD OF PAIN:
    minimum sound pressure
    level which stimulates the
    ear to a point which is
    painful

    ARCH 147 EVANGELISTA


    PROPERTIES OF SOUND
    MULTPILE SOUND SOURCES

    DIFFERENCE ADD TO
    BETWEEN HIGHEST
    LEVELS LEVEL

    0-1 3
    2-3 2

    4-9 1
    10 0

    ARCH 147 EVANGELISTA


    PROPERTIES OF SOUND

    WAVELENGTH: the distance


    a sound wave travels during
    each complete cycle of
    vibration (λ).

    AMPLITUDE: the strength or


    power of a wave signal. The
    "height" of a wave when
    viewed as a graph.

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    PROPERTIES OF SOUND
    FREQUENCY: the number of
    displacements or oscillations
    that a particle undergoes in 1
    second.

    - The unit of frequency is


    HERTZ, numerically equal to
    cycles per second

    - The audio frequency range


    is 20-20,000 HZ 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, 4096
    - Standard frequencies, 63, 125, 250, 500, 1000, 2000, 4000
    selected arbitrarily, represent
    significance in environmental
    acoustics.

    ARCH 147 EVANGELISTA


    PROPERTIES OF SOUND
    FREQUENCY: the number of
    displacements or oscillations
    that a particle undergoes in 1
    second.
    Relationship between Frequency
    and wavelength?

    λ = speed of sound
    / frequency c = λƒ
    THUS, sound within the
    frequency range of 20-10,000 HZ
    produces wavelengths which
    extends from…..
    17M to 34mm

    ARCH 147 EVANGELISTA


    PROPERTIES OF SOUND

    PITCH: the attribute of an


    auditory system which
    enables us to pinpoint
    sounds on a scale
    extending from high to low
    frequencies

    TONE: a steady periodic


    sound; a sensation having
    pitch

    TIMBRE: combination of
    the number, prominence,
    pitch, and intensity of the
    overtones

    ARCH 147 EVANGELISTA


    PROPERTIES OF SOUND
    SOUND DIRECTIONALITY

    Sound sources
    radiate sound
    waves in all
    directions

    ARCH 147 EVANGELISTA


    REFERENCES:
    Doelle, Leslie L, Environmental Acoustics
    Egan, David, Concepts in Architectural Acoustics
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