The effect of construction material, contents and room geometry on the sound field in dwellings at low frequencies

Applied Acoustics

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-44

  Maluski, S ^a   Gibbs, B M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Furniture; Low frequency; Room geometry; Sound field; Wall vibration

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BUILDING MATERIALS; DAMPING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL); WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

SOUND PRESSURE;

ACOUSTIC FIELDS;

EID: 0142043424     PISSN: 0003682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-682X(03)00116-6     Document Type: Article

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