Engineering Acoustics. Malcolm J. Crocker

      Wiley Series in Acoustics, Noise and Vibration

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      Engineering Acoustics

      Noise and Vibration Control

       Malcolm J. Crocker

       Auburn UniversityUSA

       Jorge P. Arenas

       Institute of Acoustics, University Austral of ChileValdivia Chile

      This edition first published 2021

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       Library of Congress Cataloging‐in‐Publication Data

      Names: Crocker, Malcolm J., author. | Arenas, Jorge P., author.

      Title: Engineering acoustics : noise and vibration control / Malcolm J Crocker, Auburn University, AL, US, Jorge P Arenas, Institute of Acoustics, Univ. Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile.

      Description: First edition. | Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2021. | Series: Wiley series in acoustics noise and vibration | Includes bibliographical references and index.

      Identifiers: LCCN 2020010029 (print) | LCCN 2020010030 (ebook) | ISBN 9781118496428 (hardback) | ISBN 9781118693896 (adobe pdf) | ISBN 9781118693827 (epub)

      Subjects: LCSH: Acoustical engineering. | Noise control. | Damping (Mechanics)

      Classification: LCC TA365 .C76 2020 (print) | LCC TA365 (ebook) | DDC 620.3/7—dc23

      LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020010029 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020010030

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      Cover Illustration: created by Malcolm Crocker

       Dedicated to my wife Ruth

       — Malcolm J. Crocker

       Dedicated to my wife Ester

       —Jorge P. Arenas

      Series Preface

      This book series will embrace a wide spectrum of acoustics, noise and vibration topics from theoretical foundations to real world applications. Individual volumes included will range from specialist works of science to advanced undergraduate and graduate student texts. Books in the series will review the scientific principles of acoustics, describe special research studies and discuss solutions for noise and vibration problems in communities, industry and transportation.

      The first books in the series