Course overview
This course aims to teach learners the fundamentals and applications of engineering acoustics. This is achieved by expanding on learners existing knowledge and exposing them to applications and industry professionals. The course covers the topics of sound wave description and propagation, noise control techniques, the hearing mechanism, acoustic instrumentation, noise criteria, psychoacoustics, sound source types and radiated sound fields, outdoor sound propagation, sound power measurement techniques, sound in enclosed spaces, sound transmission loss, acoustic enclosures, acoustic barriers, pipe lagging and reactive and dissipative mufflers.
- Acoustics basics, human hearing and limits
- Predicting levels
- Methods of controlling noise
Course learning outcomes
- Apply acoustics concepts, definitions and theories to analysis of acoustic systems
- Assess complex occupational and environmental noise problems using acceptable noise assessment standards, policies and criteria
- Operate instrumentation for noise measurement and select the type of measurements appropriate for various situations
- Recognise the importance of excessive noise and how it damages the hearing mechanism, and the responsibility of engineers to protect the community and provide a safe healthy environment
- Perform analysis to predict the noise produced by various sources of sound and design practical noise control treatments
Availability
Class details
Adelaide City Campus East
Class number 1210
Section FR01
Size 100
Available 69
Class number 1220
Section PR01
Size 8
Available 0
Class number 1219
Section PR02
Size 8
Available 7
Class number 1218
Section PR03
Size 8
Available 6
Class number 1217
Section PR04
Size 8
Available 7
Class number 1216
Section PR05
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 1215
Section PR06
Size 8
Available 8
Class number 1214
Section PR07
Size 8
Available 0
Class number 1213
Section PR08
Size 8
Available 7
Class number 1212
Section PR09
Size 8
Available 5
Class number 1211
Section PR10
Size 8
Available 1
Class number 1221
Section WS01
Size 80
Available 49
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