| Course title |
Engineering Acoustics |
| Course code |
BūvZ3083 |
| Credit points (ECTS) |
6 |
| Total Hours in Course |
162 |
| Number of hours for lectures |
32 |
| Number of hours for seminars and practical classes |
8 |
| Number of hours for laboratory classes |
16 |
| Independent study hours |
106 |
| Date of course confirmation |
16/11/2011 |
| Responsible Unit |
Institute of Civil Engineering and Wood Processing |
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| Course developers |
Dr. sc. ing., prof. Raitis Brencis
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| There is no prerequisite knowledge required for this course |
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| Course abstract |
| The aim of the subject - to gain knowledge of the sound sources, emmision. Sound reflection, diffraction, interference. Room acoustics. Sound insulation. Noise control and propagation. Noise measurements and 3D mapping. |
| Learning outcomes and their assessment |
| Acquired knowledge of the sound processes in different environments; Acquired skills of the acoustical calculations of room acoustics, sound insulation and environmental acoustics; Expertise in fundamentals of acoustical measurements and acoustical computer simul |
| Compulsory reading |
| 1. Zabrauskis A. Būvakustika. Teorija un realitāte. (10.izdevums), Pieejams: www.akustika.lv, 2007. 90 lpp.
2. Tomariņš K. Elektroakustika. Lekciju piezīmes. Rīga: Rīgas Tehniskā universitāte, 2003. |
| Further reading |
| 1. Meriam J.L., Kraige L.G. Engineering Mechanics Dynamics. Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Hoboken: Wiley, 2007. 142 p.
2. Architectural Acoustics: Principles and Practice by Joseph A. Wilkes (Editor), William J. Cavanaugh (Editor), Gregory C. Tocci (Editor) Hardcover - November 2009 |
| Periodicals and other sources |
| 1. Acta Acustica united with Acustica, published together with the European Acoustics Association (EAA) Published by Hirzel Verlag. ISSN: 1610-1928. |