The Ultimate Guide to Sound Absorption: Introduction

Topics we will cover:

1. Introduction
2. Sound-Absorbing Treatment
3. Noise Reduction Outdoors and Within Enclosures
4. Effect of Adding Sound-Absorbing Treatment to Rooms
5. Sound Absorption Coefficient
6. Reverberation Rooms
7. Effect of Thickness on Absorption Efficiency
8. Relative Efficiency of Sound Absorbers
9. Noise Reduction Coefficient
10. Example Problem (NRC Computation)
11. Sound Absorption Data for Common Building Materials and Furnishings
12. Laboratory Test Mountings
13. Prefabricated Sound-Absorbing Materials
14. Area Effect for Spaced Sound Absorbers
15. Suspended Sound-Absorbing Panels and Units
16. Applications for Sound-Absorbing Materials
17. Reverberation Time
18. Optimum Reverberation Time
19. Example Problem (Reverberation Time)
20. How to Compute Surface Areas
21. Room Noise Reduction
22. Example Problem (Room Noise Reduction)
23. Noise Reduction for High-Noise Environments
24. Transondent Facings
25. Perforated Facings
26. Protective Facings for Wall Absorption
27. Resonant Panels
28. Suggested Sound-Absorbing Treatment for Rooms
29. Checklist for Effective Absorption of Sound

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