Table of Contents

1. Fundamentals of Sound Waves and Hearing 2. Noise and Vibration – Measurement and Rating 3. Room Acoustics 4. Sound Absorption – Materials and Construction 5. Outdoor Sound Propogation 6. Airborne Sound Insulation 7. Isolation of Structure-borne Noise and Vibration 8. Noise and Vibration Control in the Environment 9. Acoustic Design of Rooms 10. Electro-acoustic Systems 11. Addenda

About the Author

Z. Maekawa is Professor Emeritus at the Environmental Acoustics Laboratory in Osaka, Japan. He is a former Vice-President of INCE/Japan and past member of the International Commission on Acoustics. J. H. Rindel is former Professor at the Technical University of Denmark and Managing Director of Odeon Room Acoustics Software, Denmark. P. Lord is former Professor at the University of Salford, UK.