Acoustics, Vibration, and Waves

  1. Applications and Specialized Topics
    1. Noise Control Engineering
      1. Sources of Noise
        1. Industrial Noise
          1. Machinery Noise
            1. Process Noise
              1. Ventilation Noise
              2. Environmental Noise
                1. Community Noise
                  1. Construction Noise
                  2. Transportation Noise
                    1. Road Traffic
                      1. Aircraft
                        1. Railways
                      2. Noise Measurement and Analysis
                        1. Sound Level Meters
                          1. A-weighting
                            1. C-weighting
                              1. Time Constants
                              2. Frequency Analysis
                                1. Octave Band Analysis
                                  1. Third-Octave Analysis
                                    1. FFT Analysis
                                    2. Statistical Descriptors
                                      1. Leq
                                        1. L10, L50, L90
                                          1. Day-Night Level
                                        2. Noise Control Strategies
                                          1. Source Control
                                            1. Design Modifications
                                              1. Maintenance
                                                1. Operational Changes
                                                2. Path Control
                                                  1. Barriers
                                                    1. Enclosures
                                                      1. Silencers
                                                        1. Vibration Isolation
                                                        2. Receiver Control
                                                          1. Hearing Protection
                                                            1. Administrative Controls
                                                          2. Sound Transmission Class
                                                            1. Measurement Procedures
                                                              1. Interpretation
                                                                1. Field vs. Laboratory Values
                                                                2. Impact Insulation Class
                                                                  1. Noise Criteria Curves
                                                                    1. Room Criteria Curves
                                                                    2. Musical Acoustics
                                                                      1. Physics of Musical Instruments
                                                                        1. String Instruments
                                                                          1. Vibration Mechanisms
                                                                            1. String Dynamics
                                                                              1. Body Resonance
                                                                                1. Sound Holes and Air Resonance
                                                                                2. Wind Instruments
                                                                                  1. Brass Instruments
                                                                                    1. Lip Reed Mechanism
                                                                                      1. Bore Profiles
                                                                                        1. Valve Systems
                                                                                        2. Woodwind Instruments
                                                                                          1. Reed Mechanisms
                                                                                            1. Tone Holes
                                                                                              1. Embouchure Effects
                                                                                              2. Air Column Resonance
                                                                                                1. Open and Closed Pipes
                                                                                                  1. End Corrections
                                                                                                2. Percussion Instruments
                                                                                                  1. Membrane Vibration
                                                                                                    1. Plate Vibration
                                                                                                      1. Mallet Interaction
                                                                                                    2. Musical Scales and Tuning
                                                                                                      1. Just Intonation
                                                                                                        1. Equal Temperament
                                                                                                          1. Pythagorean Tuning
                                                                                                            1. Meantone Temperament
                                                                                                            2. Consonance and Dissonance
                                                                                                              1. Harmonic Ratios
                                                                                                                1. Beat Theory
                                                                                                                  1. Critical Band Theory
                                                                                                                  2. Room Acoustics for Music
                                                                                                                    1. Reverberation for Different Genres
                                                                                                                      1. Early Reflections
                                                                                                                        1. Acoustic Coupling
                                                                                                                      2. Ultrasonics
                                                                                                                        1. Generation of Ultrasound
                                                                                                                          1. Piezoelectric Transducers
                                                                                                                            1. Crystal Structure
                                                                                                                              1. Resonance Modes
                                                                                                                              2. Magnetostrictive Transducers
                                                                                                                                1. Capacitive Transducers
                                                                                                                                2. Detection of Ultrasound
                                                                                                                                  1. Receivers and Sensors
                                                                                                                                    1. Signal Processing
                                                                                                                                    2. Propagation in Materials
                                                                                                                                      1. Attenuation Mechanisms
                                                                                                                                        1. Scattering Effects
                                                                                                                                          1. Nonlinear Propagation
                                                                                                                                          2. Applications of Ultrasound
                                                                                                                                            1. Medical Imaging
                                                                                                                                              1. A-mode
                                                                                                                                                1. B-mode
                                                                                                                                                  1. Doppler Ultrasound
                                                                                                                                                  2. Non-Destructive Testing
                                                                                                                                                    1. Flaw Detection
                                                                                                                                                      1. Thickness Measurement
                                                                                                                                                        1. Material Characterization
                                                                                                                                                        2. Sonar Systems
                                                                                                                                                          1. Bathymetry
                                                                                                                                                            1. Fish Finding
                                                                                                                                                            2. Industrial Applications
                                                                                                                                                              1. Cleaning
                                                                                                                                                                1. Welding
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Machining
                                                                                                                                                                  2. Therapeutic Ultrasound
                                                                                                                                                                2. Underwater Acoustics
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Sound Propagation in the Ocean
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Sound Speed Profile
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Ray Theory
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Normal Mode Theory
                                                                                                                                                                        2. Absorption and Scattering
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Volume Absorption
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Surface Scattering
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Bottom Interaction
                                                                                                                                                                              2. Environmental Effects
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Temperature Gradients
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Salinity Effects
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Pressure Effects
                                                                                                                                                                                    2. The SOFAR Channel
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Sound Focusing
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Long-Range Propagation
                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Ambient Noise in the Sea
                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Biological Noise
                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Shipping Noise
                                                                                                                                                                                            2. Sonar Systems
                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Active Sonar
                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Pulse-Echo Systems
                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Continuous Wave Systems
                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Passive Sonar
                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Hydrophone Arrays
                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Beamforming
                                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Applications
                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Military
                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Commercial Fishing
                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Scientific Research
                                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Structural Acoustics and Vibration
                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Sound-Structure Interaction
                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Fluid Loading
                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Structural Response
                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. Transmission of Sound through Partitions
                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Mass Law
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Stiffness-Controlled Region
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Damping-Controlled Region
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Coincidence Effect
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Vibration Isolation
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Passive Isolation
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Active Isolation
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Isolation Efficiency
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2. Damping Techniques
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Material Damping
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Constrained Layer Damping
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Tuned Mass Dampers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Structural Resonance
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Resonance Avoidance
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  3. Seismology and Geophysics
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Seismic Waves
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. P-waves
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Compressional Waves
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Velocity in Different Media
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2. S-waves
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Shear Waves
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Polarization
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. Surface Waves
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Rayleigh Waves
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Love Waves
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2. Wave Propagation in Earth
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Layered Media
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Velocity Gradients
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Reflection and Refraction
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Earthquakes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Fault Mechanisms
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Magnitude Scales
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Intensity Scales
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2. Seismographs and Instrumentation
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Mechanical Seismometers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Electronic Seismometers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Broadband Systems
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Seismic Hazard Assessment
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Ground Motion Prediction
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Site Effects
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Probabilistic Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Engineering Seismology
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Structural Response
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Building Codes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Seismic Design

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Fundamentals of Vibration and Oscillation