Noise Control Engineering I

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As the first of three courses, this course provides an orientation to the program and covers fundamentals of noise control. ACS 537 Noise Control Engineering I (3) This course will introduce students to the application of acoustic and vibration fundamentals to the analysis and reduction of noise and vibration problems in industrial and residential settings. Topics will include: source-path-receiver model, human hearing and psychoacoustics, human response to noise and vibration, sound quality metrics and criteria for quantifying noise, acoustic standards related to noise and vibration control, instrumentation for measuring and analyzing noise and vibration, noise sources (distributed sources, impact sources, flow noise), absorption (materials, measurement, placement), control of sound in large and small rooms, partitions and barriers, mufflers, and vibration control techniques. Homework will combine problem solving with analysis of case studies. Group projects may be used to encourage collaborative approaches to problem solving.