David T. Blackstock’s Fundamentals of Physical Acoustics

Abstract Elżbieta M. Walerian, Ph.D., D.Sc., a retired employee of the Institute of Fundamental Technological Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IPPT PAN), passed away after a serious illness, on the 26th December 2013. She was one of the scientific leaders in the Section of Environmental Acoustics of IPPT PAN and her career, educational and organizational activities were inseparably linked with the acoustics. Elżbieta Walerian was born on August 9th 1950 in Poznań. She graduated from the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, receiving her Master of Science degree in the environmental acoustics in 1973. Five years later, under the supervision of Professor Ignacy Malecki, she obtained her PhD title, in the physical acoustics, in IPPT PAN in Warsaw. In 1979 she began working at the Section of Environmental Acoustics of IPPT PAN, where she dealt with the diffraction of acoustic waves and a description of the sound field produced by vehicles moving in an urban area.

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Final Technical Report for Contract N00014-93-1-0569 (National Center for Physical Acoustics, University, Mississippi).

10.21236/ada295231 ◽

1995 ◽

Author(s):

H. E. Bass ◽

A. M. Kolaini ◽

J. M. Sabatier ◽

F. D. Shields

Keyword(s):

Physical Acoustics ◽

Technical Report

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2000 Physical Acoustics Summer School (PASS 00). Volume II: Transparencies

10.21236/ada390502 ◽

2001 ◽

Author(s):

Henry E. Bass ◽

Elizabeth A. Furr

Keyword(s):

Summer School ◽

Physical Acoustics

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PROGRESS IN PHYSIOLOGICAL ACOUSTICS

Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology ◽

10.1142/s0219519413400071 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 13 (05) ◽

pp. 1340007 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

FUYIN MA ◽

JIU HUI WU ◽

HAIYUN HOU

Keyword(s):

Experimental Testing ◽

Critical Band ◽

Simulation Methods ◽

Acoustic Model ◽

Analysis Method ◽

Biological Factors ◽

Physical Acoustics ◽

Physiological Acoustics ◽

Numerical Simulation Methods ◽

Evaluation Survey

Physiological acoustics is a very hot topic in modern acoustic research, which is to study the hearing mechanism and the utterance of both humans and animals. It could be divided into two main aspects: physical acoustics of the ear and physiological acoustics. In physiological acoustics, there are some common research methods, such as objective experimental testing, subjective feelings evaluation survey statistical method, building the physical acoustic model and numerical simulation methods, etc. The authors are researching the accurate mathematical model of equal loudness curves, critical band and masking effects, by applying the holographic concept with several biological factors which are required to build a standard model. The cochlear emission information should be extracted from wavelet analysis method and two hearing protection technologies are being developed by band shielding.

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New Directions in Physical Acoustics: Proceedings of the International School of Physics ‘Enrico Fermi‘, Course LXIII, Varenna on Lake Como, Italy, 5–17 August 1974

Physics Bulletin ◽

10.1088/0031-9112/29/4/037 ◽

1978 ◽

Vol 29 (4) ◽

pp. 178-178

Author(s):

R C Chivers

Keyword(s):

International School ◽

Enrico Fermi ◽

Physical Acoustics ◽

New Directions

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In situ acoustic analysis of two twentieth-century heritage carillons

Heritage Science ◽

10.1186/s40494-021-00482-8 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Scott Allan Orr

Keyword(s):

Twentieth Century ◽

Acoustic Analysis ◽

Mechanical Action ◽

Ex Situ ◽

Physical Acoustics ◽

Acoustic Characteristics ◽

Dynamic Level ◽

Significant Difference ◽

And Function

AbstractCarillons are a diverse and global form of musical and civic heritage: musical instruments comprised of a series of 23 or more bells, typically hung in a tower-like structure, tuned chromatically and played from a touch-sensitive manual and pedal console using an elaborate mechanical action. Carillon bells have a distinct series of musical overtones which should be accurately tuned to one another and with other bells they sound alongside. Although these overtones have been previously studied ex situ, this study assesses the acoustic characteristics of two early-twentieth century carillons in Toronto, Canada as a combination of structure, bells, and mechanical action. Thus, the instrument and its context are considered holistically, more accurately reflecting the musical sensitivity of a carillonist. Spectral analysis of audio samples of each bell at different musical dynamic levels enabled the analysis of the acoustic qualities of the bells and the mechanical action of the instruments. The tuning of bells in the instruments varied; most importantly, there was a significant difference between the audial intensity of the bell tones produced by the instruments, demonstrating the importance of the mechanical action as part of the ‘carillon system’. This was represented with a resistive power-law model, that represents the sensitivity of intensity to carillonist musical dynamic level. A discussion of the implications for artistic and heritage practice follows. Understanding the in situ physical acoustics of the carillon as a holistic instrument in its context informs performers, arrangers, and composers of how they can best embrace the instrument’s unique qualities to improve artistic pursuits and support the appreciation of carillons as heritage instruments and function as civic voices.

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