Predicting Outdoor Sound

<p>The second edition of <i>Predicting Outdoor Sound </i>is an up-to-date reference on the propagation of sound close to the ground and its prediction. New content includes comparisons between predictions and data for road traffic railway and wind turbine noise; descriptions of source characteristics in the HARMONOISE model; propagation over rough seas parallel low walls and lattices; outlines of numerical methods; gabion (caged stones) and sonic crystal noise barriers; meteorological effects on noise barrier performance; and the prediction requirements for auralization. </p><p>The book brings together relevant theories prediction schemes and data thereby providing a basis for determining what model or scheme might be applicable for any situation. It also offers a background on useful analytical approximations and the restrictions as well as difficulties and limitations associated with engineering prediction schemes.</p><p>The text should be of considerable interest to researchers in outdoor sound propagation and more generally it should provide a comprehensive primer on the topic for lecturers consultants and students in acoustics and noise control.</p>