Date of Award
1933
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Department
Physics
First Advisor
Belle Joachimis
Abstract
Though the original purpose of this thesis was to investigate the cause for criticisms of the acoustical properties of the College Auditorium, it has been enlarged to a study of other Stockton Auditoriums and rooms with the idea of securing a technique of acoustical analysis similar to that of acoustical engineers in the industries. It was planned at first to set up an oscillator and reverberation meter, but it was found that the apparatus expense would be quite prohibitive. This research was therefore confined to noise meter measurements and reverberation calculations, and includes much of architectural and engineering branches. However, this is a most practical and growing field for research and vocational opportunities. Unfortunately, the public is very ignorant of the benefits of acoustical treatment, and little can be done until is is educated in the subject. It was found that in actual practice the sound-pulse photography and ripple-tank studies of the reflections of sound waves and water waves in sectional models of auditoriums, as well as the use of reverberation meters, are not used by acoustical engineers (partly on account of expense, of course), for they need only apply the Sabine formula.
Pages
96
Recommended Citation
Halik, Glen. (1933). A study of the acoustics of some Stockton auditoriums and rooms. University of the Pacific, Thesis. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/941
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