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Butil RW Acoustics Yambao
Butil RW Acoustics Yambao
ANGELES CITY
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE
RESEARCH NO. 1
HISTORY OF ACOUSTICS
SUBMITTED BY:
SYDNEY F. YAMBAO
A R C H I T E C
T U R E - I I I
INSTRUCTOR:
AR. MARY GRACE B. BARRAMEDA, UAP
DATE OF SUBMISSION
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
BUILDING UTILITIES (BUTIL3) February 18, 2022
Research No. 1:
History of Acoustics
SYDNEY YAMBAO
Architecture III
DEFINITION AND ETYMOLOGY
Presentation
Topics
HISTORY OF ACOUSTICS
FUNCTION OF ACOUSTICS IN
ARCHITECTURE
Acoustics
Definition
Galileo Galilei, and Marin Robert Hooke, an English French physicist and
Mersenne made the entirety of physicist, is the first to mathematician Joseph Sauveur
the Laws of Vibrating Strings. produce a sound wave of coins the term acoustique
Their works made a significant known frequency, using a (acoustics, in English) for the
impact in the field of acoustics, rotating cog wheel as a “science of sound”.
and it was when the successful measuring device
measurement of the speed of
sound was made.
1877 1877 1924
The first device to record The English physical scientist The Bell system renames the
and play back sounds, the John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Transmission Unit (TU) into the
phonograph, is developed Rayleigh, publishes his two- decibel (dB). The decibel was
by American inventor volume treatise The Theory named after the Bel, in honor of
the telecommunications pioneer
Thomas Alva Edison. of Sound. This publication
Alexander Graham Bell.
marks the beginning of
modern acoustics.
1930 1936 1960
Architecture
communication while at the same time
reducing unwanted noise, thereby
reducing distraction and aiding in
concentration.
Functions Decreasing stress and anxiety levels
To control how soundwaves reverberate Preserving hearing
off its interior in such a way as to Aiding in concentration
maximize clarity, amplifying sound in Reducing or minimizing hypertension
areas where it’s appropriate to do so, and Improving speech communication
reducing noise levels where doing so is Maximizing the enjoyment of musical
beneficial. performances
The elimination of loud noises, moreover, Amplification of sound depending on the
can contribute to the preservation of environment.
hearing over time.
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