Revival: The Acoustics of Wood (1995) [Paperback]

Acoustics of Wood offers a detailed treatment of numerous topics that are valuable to those working with wood in architecture, engineering, acoustics, and the crafting of musical instruments. It presents a comprehensive account of the progress and current knowledge concerning wood acoustics, outlining the anatomy and physiology of wood and the specific applications in which its acoustic properties are relevant.

Acoustics of Wood reviews state-of-the-art measurement systems and includes material that has not been widely published. Divided into three main parts, the book describes environmental acoustics, presents acoustics methods for the characterization of the elastic behavior of wood, and discusses acoustic methods for the assessment of wood quality.

Introduction General Remarks on Wood Material Outline of the Book References PART I. ENVIRONMENTAL ACOUSTICS Acoustics of Forests and Acoustic Quality Control of Some Forest Products Acoustics of Forests and Forest Products Ultrasound for the Germinability Detection of Acorns References Wood and Wood-Based Materials in Architectural Acoustics Influence of Anatomic Structure of Wood on Sound Absorption Characteristics Wood Materials as Acoustic Insulators Wood and the Acoustics of Concert Halls References PART II. MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION  Theory and Experimental Methods for the Acoustic Characterization of Wood Elastic Symmetry of Propagation Media Wave Propagation in Anisotropic Media Velocity of Ultrasonic Waves in Wood Attenuation of Ultrasonic Waves Internal Friction in Wood in the Audible Frequency Range References Elastic Constants of Wood Material Global Characterization Local Characterization References Structural Anisotropy and Ultrasonic Parameters of Wood Filtering Action Induced by the Anatomic Structure of Wood Estimation of Anisotropy by Velocities of Longitudinal and Transverse Bulk Waves Estimation of Anisotropy byl3•