Handbook of Noise Measurement

Preface

New instruments and new measures of noise have made necessary this latest revision. Many of thechapters have been  extensively revised, and much new material has been added to some chapters. In particular, comments from users showed the need for more details on microphones and more specific information on the relation of a spectrum to its source.
The extensive growth of community noise measurements has also led to additions in some of the chapters.
The help of ourformer colleague, Ervin Gross, who has retired, has been greatly missed. But Warren Kundert, David Allen, and Edward Rahaim have helped extensively in the preparationof this edition.

Arnold P.G. Peterson


Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction 1
Chapter 2. Sound, Noise and Vibration 3
Chapter 3. Hearing Damagefrom NoiseExposure 17
Chapter 4. Other Effects of Noise 25
Chapter 5. Vibration and Its Effects 75
Chapter 6. Microphones, Preamplifiers, and Vibration Transducers 83
Chapter 7. Sound-Level Meters and Calibrators 105
Chapter 8. Analysis 115
Chapter 9. Analyzers (Spectrum Analyzers) 151
Chapter 10. Recorders and Other Instruments 157
Chapter 11. What Noise and Vibration Measurements Should be Made 167
Chapter 12. Techniques, Precautions, and Calibrations 179
Chapter 13. SourceMeasurements (ProductNoise), SoundFields, Sound Power. 195
Chapter 14. Community Noise Measurements—L^, Lrf,,, L-levels 217
Chapter 15. Vibration MeasurementTechniques 231
Chapter 16. Noise and Vibration Control 239
Chapter 17. Case Histories 273
Appendixes
I Decibel Conversion Tables 275
II Chart for Combining Levels of Uncorrelated Noise Signals 281
III Table for Converting Loundness to Loundness Level 282
IV Vibration and Conversion Charts 283
V Definitions 285
VI Words Commonly Used to Describe Sounds 300
VII Standards and Journals 301
VIII Catalog Section 310
Index 39



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