Structures and Acoustics
Across
- 4. The number of waves to pass a specific point per second
- 7. A horizontal structure supported on one side
- 10. Walls designed to spread a load over its entire surface
- 11. One of four basic qualities of sound waves
- 13. Term used for wood columns made from single tree trunk
- 15. The prolongation of sound as it repeatedly bounces off hard surfaces
- 18. Triangular or rectilinear spanning opening
- 19. One out of five components of a building structural system
- 20. Vertical structural member, longer than wide/deep
Down
- 1. Single number rating system of how well a material absorbs sound
- 2. A curved structure to span an opening
- 3. A building's vertical expansion above ground
- 5. Ability to block sound from one space to another
- 6. One of the materials o a wall that is used to block sound transmission
- 8. Support floor & anchors rest of the building
- 9. Number system to rate a ceiling's efficiency as a barrier to sound intrusion between two closed rooms
- 12. A quality of acoustic energy
- 14. A linear horizontal structural member placed over a door or window
- 16. The reaction of a material
- 17. Element of spanning openings