The acoustical properties of consolidated expanded clay granulates

Applied Acoustics

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 787-796

  Vasina M ^a   Hughes, D C ^b   Horoshenkov, K V ^b   Lapcik Jr L ^a  

^a TOMAS BATA UNIVERSITY IN ZLIN   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absorption coefficient; Acoustic impedance; Cementitious binder; Consolidation process; Noise control; Sound propagation in granular media

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; ACOUSTIC NOISE; ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES; ACOUSTIC WAVE PROPAGATION; CONSOLIDATION; GRANULAR MATERIALS; POROSITY;

ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT; CEMENTITIOUS BINDER; CONSOLIDATION PROCESS; SOUND PROPAGATION IN GRANULAR MEDIA;

CLAY;

EID: 33645999363     PISSN: 0003682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apacoust.2005.08.003     Document Type: Article

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