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36 relations: Acoustic transmission, Acoustical engineering, Apartment, Ceiling, Classroom, Door, Dropped ceiling, Duct (flow), Eaves, Electric generator, Elevator, Harvard Art Museums, Health effects from noise, HVAC, Intelligibility (communication), Noise control, Noise reduction coefficient, Noise regulation, Noise, vibration, and harshness, North America, Party wall, Perforated metal, Reverberation, Roof, Room acoustics, Science, Sound intensity, Sound masking, Sound transmission class, Surface science, Symphony Hall, Boston, Textile, Vibration isolation, Wall, Wallace Clement Sabine, Window.
Acoustic transmission
Acoustic transmission is the transmission of sounds through and between materials, including air, wall, and musical instruments.
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Acoustical engineering
Acoustical engineering (also known as acoustic engineering) is the branch of engineering dealing with sound and vibration.
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Apartment
An apartment (American English), flat (British English) or unit (Australian English) is a self-contained housing unit (a type of residential real estate) that occupies only part of a building, generally on a single storey.
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Ceiling
A ceiling is an overhead interior surface that covers the upper limits of a room.
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Classroom
A classroom is a learning space, a room in which both children and adults learn.
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Door
A door is a moving mechanism used to block off and allow access to, an entrance to or within an enclosed space, such as a building, room or vehicle.
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Dropped ceiling
A dropped ceiling is a secondary ceiling, hung below the main (structural) ceiling.
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Duct (flow)
Ducts are conduits or passages used in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) to deliver and remove air.
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Eaves
The eaves are the edges of the roof which overhang the face of a wall and, normally, project beyond the side of a building.
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Electric generator
In electricity generation, a generator is a device that converts motive power (mechanical energy) into electrical power for use in an external circuit.
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Elevator
An elevator (US and Canada) or lift (UK, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and South Africa, Nigeria) is a type of vertical transportation that moves people or goods between floors (levels, decks) of a building, vessel, or other structure.
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Harvard Art Museums
The Harvard Art Museums are part of Harvard University and comprise three museums: the Fogg Museum (established in 1895), the Busch-Reisinger Museum (established in 1903), and the Arthur M. Sackler Museum (established in 1985) and four research centers: the Archaeological Exploration of Sardis (founded in 1958), the Center for the Technical Study of Modern Art (founded in 2002), the Harvard Art Museums Archives, and the Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies (founded in 1928).
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Health effects from noise
Noise health effects are the physical and psychological health consequences of regular exposure, to consistent elevated sound levels.
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HVAC
Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) is the technology of indoor and vehicular environmental comfort.
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Intelligibility (communication)
In speech communication, intelligibility is a measure of how comprehensible speech is in given conditions.
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Noise control
Noise control or noise mitigation is a set of strategies to reduce noise pollution or to reduce the impact of that noise, whether outdoors or indoors.
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Noise reduction coefficient
The Noise Reduction Coefficient (commonly abbreviated NRC) is a scalar representation of the amount of sound energy absorbed upon striking a particular surface.
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Noise regulation
Noise regulation includes statutes or guidelines relating to sound transmission established by national, state or provincial and municipal levels of government.
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Noise, vibration, and harshness
Noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH), also known as noise and vibration (N&V), is the study and modification of the noise and vibration characteristics of vehicles, particularly cars and trucks.
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North America
North America is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere; it is also considered by some to be a northern subcontinent of the Americas.
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Party wall
A party wall (occasionally parti-wall or parting wall, also known as common wall) is a dividing partition between two adjoining buildings that is shared by the occupants of each residence or business.
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Perforated metal
Perforated metal, also known as perforated sheet, perforated plate, or perforated screen, is sheet metal that has been manually or mechanically stamped or punched to create a pattern of holes, slots, or decorative shapes.
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Reverberation
Reverberation, in psychoacoustics and acoustics, is a persistence of sound after the sound is produced.
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Roof
A roof is part of a building envelope.
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Room acoustics
Room acoustics describes how sound behaves in an enclosed space.
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Science
R. P. Feynman, The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Vol.1, Chaps.1,2,&3.
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Sound intensity
Sound intensity level also known as acoustic intensity is defined as the power carried by sound waves per unit area in a direction perpendicular to that area.
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Sound masking
Sound masking is the addition of sound created by special digital generators and distributed by normally unseen speakers through an area to reduce distractions or provide confidentiality where needed.
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Sound transmission class
Sound Transmission Class (or STC) is an integer rating of how well a building partition attenuates airborne sound.
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Surface science
Surface science is the study of physical and chemical phenomena that occur at the interface of two phases, including solid–liquid interfaces, solid–gas interfaces, solid–vacuum interfaces, and liquid–gas interfaces.
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Symphony Hall, Boston
Symphony Hall is a concert hall located at 301 Massachusetts Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Textile
A textile is a flexible material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres (yarn or thread).
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Vibration isolation
Vibration isolation is the process of isolating an object, such as a piece of equipment, from the source of vibrations.
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Wall
A wall is a structure that defines an area, carries a load, or provides shelter or security.
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Wallace Clement Sabine
Wallace Clement Sabine (June 13, 1868 – January 10, 1919) was an American physicist who founded the field of architectural acoustics.
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Window
A window is an opening in a wall, door, roof or vehicle that allows the passage of light, sound, and air.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architectural_acoustics
