Teaching Concepts of Acoustical Waves in Air. How They Travel and How they Interact with Room Surfaces to Shape Indoor Acoustical Environments

Authors

  • William Gastmeier HGC Engineering

Abstract

This article has been prepared to assist teachers in conveying the means by which sound travels within a room to their students through demonstration and example. The concepts of transverse and longitudinal waves will be examined to provide an understanding of how sound gets from "here to there" in indoor spaces and how it interacts with the room surfaces to create the effects we know of as absorption, reflection and diffusion. It will also lay the groundwork for an understanding of the means by which sound is transmitted through partitions.

 

 

Author Biography

William Gastmeier, HGC Engineering

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Published

2022-08-20

How to Cite

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Gastmeier W. Teaching Concepts of Acoustical Waves in Air. How They Travel and How they Interact with Room Surfaces to Shape Indoor Acoustical Environments. Canadian Acoustics [Internet]. 2022 Aug. 20 [cited 2024 Nov. 18];50(3):26-7. Available from: https://jcaa.caa-aca.ca/index.php/jcaa/article/view/3844

Issue

Vol. 50 No. 3 (2022)

Section

Proceedings of the Acoustics Week in Canada

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