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What determines the overall effect on loudness in a room?
What determines the overall effect on loudness in a room?
What is the term for the prolongation of sound in a room?
What is the term for the prolongation of sound in a room?
What is the maximum reverberation time for clear speech?
What is the maximum reverberation time for clear speech?
What type of music is best suited to a reverberation time of 1-1.5 seconds?
What type of music is best suited to a reverberation time of 1-1.5 seconds?
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What happens to an echo in a highly reverberant room?
What happens to an echo in a highly reverberant room?
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What is the ideal reverberation time for classrooms or lecture spaces?
What is the ideal reverberation time for classrooms or lecture spaces?
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What is the primary factor that determines the loudness of direct sound waves to a listener?
What is the primary factor that determines the loudness of direct sound waves to a listener?
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What happens to the direction of travel of a sound wave when it strikes a surface?
What happens to the direction of travel of a sound wave when it strikes a surface?
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What is the speed of sound waves?
What is the speed of sound waves?
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What are the two effects of multiple reflections of sound waves on acoustics?
What are the two effects of multiple reflections of sound waves on acoustics?
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Why is the loudness of reflected sound always less than direct sound?
Why is the loudness of reflected sound always less than direct sound?
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What determines the loudness of reflected sound?
What determines the loudness of reflected sound?
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What is the minimum interval required to easily distinguish an echo in a room with low reverberation time?
What is the minimum interval required to easily distinguish an echo in a room with low reverberation time?
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What type of surfaces produce very annoying echoes due to their focusing action?
What type of surfaces produce very annoying echoes due to their focusing action?
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What percentage of sound is absorbed by hard, reflective, nonporous interior building surfaces?
What percentage of sound is absorbed by hard, reflective, nonporous interior building surfaces?
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What is the unit of sound absorption equivalent to one square foot having a coefficient of absorption of 1.00?
What is the unit of sound absorption equivalent to one square foot having a coefficient of absorption of 1.00?
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What is the frequency at which the absorption coefficient of a concrete floor is measured in the example?
What is the frequency at which the absorption coefficient of a concrete floor is measured in the example?
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How many sabins would a 10,000 square feet concrete floor with an absorption coefficient of 0.015 at 500 Hz yield?
How many sabins would a 10,000 square feet concrete floor with an absorption coefficient of 0.015 at 500 Hz yield?
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