1. Some facts on sound waves, sources and hearing.
2. Reflection and scattering.
3. Sound waves in a room.
4. Geometrical room acoustics.
5. Reverberation and steady-state energy density.
6. Sound absorption and sound absorbers.
7. Subjective room acoustics.
8. Measuring techniques in room acoustics.
9. Design considerations and design procedures.
10. Prediction models.
11. Electroacoustical systems in rooms.
Biography
Heinrich Kuttruff is Emeritus Professor and former head of the Institute of Technical Acoustics at RWTH Aachen University, Germany. He has received the Rayleigh Medal from the British Institute of Acoustics, the Helmholtz Medal from the German Society for Acoustics, and the silver medal from the French Society of Acoustics. He is a member of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences, Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Acoustics, and honorary member of the German Society for Acoustics.
Michael Vorländer has been Professor of Technical Acoustics at RWTH Aachen University, Germany, since 1996. He has received the Rayleigh Medal from the British Institute of Acoustics, the W.C. Sabine Medal from the Acoustical Society of America, and the EAA award for contribution to promotion of acoustics in Europe from the European Acoustics Association. His main research interests are auralisation and acoustic virtual reality in their various applications in architectural acoustics, the automotive industry, and noise control.
'Heinrich Kuttruff’s book on room acoustics appeared in the first edition in 1973, and since then it has been an unavoidable reference for any serious work in the field of room acoustics. It is appreciated that the book is still being improved and brought up-to-date''
-- Jens Holger Rindel, Odeon A/S
'This book has been well established and the addition/extension proposed by the authors bring it more up to date. Its fundamental nature is not comparable to the other book. ...This new edition indeed represents the latest knowledge of fundamental room-acoustics.'
-- Ning Xiang, School of Architecture, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
