Application of the ISO 13472-1 in situ technique for measuring the acoustic absorption coefficient of grass and artificial turf surfaces

Applied Acoustics

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 129-141

  Londhe, Niranjan ^a   Rao, Mohan D ^a   Blough, Jason R ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic absorption coefficient; Dow quash; Grass; In situ; ISO 13472 1; Maximum length sequence

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ABSORPTION SPECTRA; ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; ACOUSTIC WAVE ABSORPTION; ACOUSTICS; ELECTROACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FAST FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; IMPULSE RESPONSE; LAPTOP COMPUTERS; LAWN MOWERS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; TROPICAL ENGINEERING;

ACOUSTIC ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT; DOW QUASH; GRASS; IN SITU; ISO 13472-1; MAXIMUM LENGTH SEQUENCE;

SURFACES;

EID: 54949153792     PISSN: 0003682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apacoust.2007.12.011     Document Type: Article

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