Abstract
When sound is generated in a room it is transmitted, reflected and absorbed in various ways depending on the shape, dimensions and construction of the enclosure. Figure 4.1 illustrates the various phenomena which may occur and which may be listed as follows with reference to the numbering of the arrows in the drawing
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attenuation due to distance
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audience absorption of direct sound
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surface absorption of direct and reflected sound
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reflection from re-entrant angle
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dispersion at modelled surface
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edge diffraction
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sound shadow
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primary reflection
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panel resonance
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inter-reflection, standing waves and reverberation
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sound transmission.
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Moore, J.E. (1978). Room Acoustics. In: Design for Good Acoustics and Noise Control. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-16035-8_4
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