Acoustics

** ACUSTICS **


I consider acoustics to be a very important aspect of architecture since the atmosphere of a space can completely change depending on the sounds that go along with it. The architects posed to create spaces that allure the senses and therefore they should pay attention to the way their creations react to the noise around it, whether it comes from the inside or the outside or if its pleasant (like sounds from nature: like birds or a water) or not (like traffic, or the noises from a musical instruments). **//There are two basic types of wave.//** ** Transverse wave: **In a transverse wave the particle displacement is perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation. They have a simply movement, oscillate up and down about their individual equilibrium positions ** Longitudinal wave: ** It’s different that transverse wave, the particle displacement is parallel to the direction of wave propagation. They simply oscillate back and forth which moves from left to right. It is a pressure wave. ** Wavelength: ** is the distance between matching point on a wave. This is sometimes called Lambda λ and it´s measured in meters (m). this has to do with the movement, for example when the move is quickly there is a small Lambda, and when the move is slowly the lambda is large lambda. ** Speed ** : Speed referent to sound. Distance travelled in unit time (m/s), the radio waves travel at the speed of light. Is important mention that all wave travel in different times.
 * Frequency**: It works with pitch, pitch is a hear camp, and frequency is very important because it is a number of complete wave in one second and it’s measured in Hertz (Hz). There are the range of frequencies, this offers the level sound that human hear can ear.