A review of the in situ impedance and sound absorption measurement techniques

Acta Acustica united with Acustica

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 443-463

  Brandão, Eric ^a   Lenzi, Arcanjo ^b   Paul, Stephan ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE ABSORPTION; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; SOUND INSULATING MATERIALS;

CLASSIFICATION SCHEME; HISTORICAL EVOLUTIONS; IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY; SITU IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; SOUND ABSORPTION MEASUREMENTS; STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY; SURFACE IMPEDANCES;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE;

EID: 84928746077     PISSN: 16101928     EISSN: 18619959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3813/AAA.918840     Document Type: Review

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