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Feedback Quiz for Week 4 (Waves on a Flat Surface
of Discontinuity
You submitted this quiz on Sun 8 Jun 2014 8:07 PM PDT. You got a score of 6.00
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Question 1
Check whether the statement is right or wrong: A wave which has a constant frequency is coming
into an infinite plate that has a mass. To make the transmitted wave not to radiate effectively, you
have to reduce the thickness of the plate.
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Question Explanation
Due to the mass law, we have to increase the thickness of the plate.
Question 2
Check whether the statement is right or wrong: Sum of power reflection coefficient and power
transmission coefficient can be more than 1
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Question Explanation
Sum of them can be 1 or less than 1, but not more than 1.
Question 3
Check whether the statement is right or wrong: If we want to use limp wall to block the
transmission of noise from one place to another, the transmission coefficient has to be as large
as possible.
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Question Explanation
When the transmission coefficient is large, transmitted noise becomes louder. On the contrary,
when the transmission loss is large, transmitted noise becomes small.
Question 4
Check whether the statement is right or wrong: When the stiffness effect of a wall is dominant
compared to the mass or internal damping, we can assume the wall as a limp wall.
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When the mass effect is dominant, we can call it a limp wall.
Question 5
Check whether the statement is right or wrong: The degree to which they are reflected and
transmitted is completely determined by the characteristic impedances of the two media.
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Question 6
Let us assume that a wave propagates in the direction perpendicular to the flat surface of
discontinuity. When the characteristic impedance of the medium of medium 0 (where the incident
and reflected wave exists) is much larger than medium 1 (where the transmitted wave exists.),
how do the pressure and intensity reflection and transmission coefficient behave? Choose all true
statements.
Your Answer Score Explanation
Pressure transmission coefficient goes to 2, which means
transmitted wave is doubled compared with incident wave.
1.00
Pressure transmission coefficient goes to zero, which means
no pressure is transmitted.
1.00
Power reflection coefficient goes to zero, which means no
power is reflected.
1.00
Pressure reflection coefficient goes to 1, which means
reflected wave has same sign and magnitude with incident
wave.
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Power transmission coefficient goes to zero, which means no
power is transmitted.
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Question Explanation
When the characteristic impedance of the medium 0 is much larger than medium 1,
power/pressure transmission coefficient goest to zero. pressure reflection coefficient goes to -1,
which means negative sign. power reflection goes to 1, when the power is conserved.
Question 7
We will try to reduce the noise from a machine by installing a wall. The sound level of the machine
is 80dB, which is not likely to be acceptable for an office. We would like to reduce it to 60dB. The
available material that can be used for this case is a sheet of plywood of thickness 2mm. The
mass per unit area is 10 kg/m2. Assume that the machine noise is mainly at 100Hz, and the
resonant frequency of the wall is 5Hz. Assume that adding plywood will not change the resonant
frequency of the wall, you are asked to design the partition. The density of air is 1.25kg/m3 and
the speed of sound is 320m/sec. How many plywoods have to be used? (Consider the minimum
required number)
Your Answer Score Explanation
Only 1 piece will be Okay.
2
3
More than 3
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Question Explanation
For this condition, we can assume a plywood as a limp wall. Condition: transmission loss
R_TL=20log(m/2c)>20dB -> m/2c > 10 when m/2c 0.78*10*(number of plywoods),
we need at least 2 plywoods to reduce 20dB.
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