Die Akustik beschäftigt sich mit der Erzeugung, Steuerung, Übertragung, dem Empfang und den Effekten von Klängen. Design- und ingenieurtechnische Aspekte der Akustik behandelt dieses Handbuch, das auf die sehr erfolgreiche 'Encyclopedia of Acoustics' aufbaut. Ein ideales Nachschlagewerk für die Praxis in einem Band. (04/98)

Partial table of contents:
GENERAL LINEAR ACOUSTICS.
Ray Acoustics for Fluids (D. Weston).
Waveguides (P. Davies).
Transient Radiation (P. Stepanishen).
NONLINEAR ACOUSTICS AND CAVITATION.
Cavitation (W. Lauterborn).
AEROACOUSTICS AND ATMOSPHERIC SOUND.
Infrasound (T. Gabrielson).
UNDERWATER SOUND.
Ocean Ambient Noise (I. Dyer).
Sonar Systems (J. Barger).
ULTRASONICS, QUANTUM ACOUSTICS, AND PHYSICAL EFFECTS OF SOUND.
Ultrasonic Velocity (J. Cantrell & W. Yost).
Thermoacoustic Engines (G. Swift).
MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS AND SHOCK.
Random Vibration (D. Newland).
Acoustic Emission (K. Ono).
STATISTICAL METHODS IN ACOUSTICS.
Response Statistics of Rooms (M. Tohyama).
NOISE: ITS EFFECTS AND CONTROL.
Airport Noise (K. Eldred).
ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS.
Sound in Enclosures (K. Kuttruff).
ACOUSTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING.
Statistical Theory of Acoustic Signals (A. Piersol).
PHYSIOLOGICAL ACOUSTICS.
Acoustical Characteristics of the Outer Ear (E. Shaw).
PSYCHOLOGICAL ACOUSTICS.
Auditory Masking (S. Buus).
Loudness (B. Scharf).
SPEECH COMMUNICATION.
Acoustical Analysis of Speech (G. Fant).
MUSIC AND MUSICAL ACOUSTICS.
Brass Instruments (J. Bowsher).
ACOUSTICAL MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION.
Analyzers (J. Pope).
TRANSDUCERS.
Loudspeaker Design (B. Starobin).
Index.

MALCOLM J. CROCKER is Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Auburn University, where he teaches and conducts research sponsored by industry and government in acoustics, noise, and vibration control. He is also the editor of the critically acclaimed Encyclopedia of Acoustics. He has published 80 refereed papers and 12 previous books on acoustics and noise control.