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Architectural acoustics
• Relationship between sound produced in a
space and its listeners, of particular concern
in the design of concert halls and
auditoriums.
• Architectural acoustics may be defined as
the technology of designing spaces,
structures, and mechanical systems to meet
hearing needs. With proper design,
“wanted” sounds can be heard properly and
Sound Pressure
Sound Intensity
Source Peak power in
watts
• Conversationna 0.002
l speech female
• male 0.004
• clarinet 0.05
• bass viol 0.16
• piano 0.27
• trumpet 0.31
• trombone 6.00
INVERSE SQUARE LAW -The Inverse
Square Law teaches us that for every
doubling of the distance from
the sound source in a free field
situation, the sound intensity will
diminish by 6 decibels. ... The intensity
of the sound is inversely proportional to
the square of the distance of the
wavefront from the signal source