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Courses Handbook 2013

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2013.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2012.

302866 (v.1) Noise 432

Area: Department of Mechanical Engineering
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 5.0
Tuition Patterns: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Lecture: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Computer Laboratory: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 308814 (v.1) Dynamic Systems 334
OR
308829 (v.1) Automatic Control 321
Syllabus: Acoustic wave propagation; Sound pressure dB scale; Properties of acoustic disturbances; The one dimensional wave equation; Solutions of the one dimensional wave equation; Spatially dependent complex pressure; Linearity and superposition of pressure disturbances; Specific acoustic impedance; Acoustic energy density; Acoustic intensity - Active and reactive components; Standing waves; The three dimensional wave equation; Solutions to the three dimensional wave equation; The monopole sound source; Sound power; Acoustic levels; Adding and subtracting dB quantities; Averaging sound levels; Acoustic frequency bands; Weighting networks; Equivalent sound pressure levels; Acoustic fields; Sound intensity in free fields; Plane source, point source, line source; Far field sound propagation - sound power; Directivity factor and Directivity index; Determination of average sound pressure level; Sound power estimation; Room acoustics; Energy density on a room; Reverberation time; Statistical Absorption coefficient; Steady state room acoustics; Direct and reverberant energy densities; Room constant; Sound pressure level predictions; Source directivity considerations; Mean free acoustic path; Acoustic enclosures; Transmission loss; Effective intensity in a diffuse field; Composite transmission loss; Noise levels outside enclosures; Transmission loss characteristic.
Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Field of Education: 030701 Mechanical Engineering
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2013 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        

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