Educational guide 2013_14 Escola de Enxeñaría de Telecomunicación

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
Introduction.	Review of acoustic concepts: impedance, boundary conditions, Helmholtz and Euler equations.
The Finite Elements Method in Acoustics (FEM)	Theoretical introduction to the Finite Element Method. Radiation Problems with FEM. Diffraction Problems. Modal analysis with FEM: resonance frequencies and modes
The Boundary Element Method in Acoustics (BEM)	Introduction to the Boundary Element Method in Acoustics. Integral equation of Kirchhoff Helmholtz. Application to f radiation and diffraction problems. The calculation of of resonances in BEM.
Calculation methods based in S.E.A. Calculation of sound transmission in buildings.	Building Acoustics: acoustic insulation in buildings and determination of the flanking transmission. Calculation method of the international standard ISO 12354.
Other calculation methods.	Ray tracing and application to evaluation of sound propagation outdoors. Prediction of noise levels in industrial plants. Noise control.