Theses and Papers in the Graduate Program in Acoustics (1970-1979)

1979

Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of the Acoustical Characteristics of Forests
M.S. Thesis by David E. Carlson; supervised by G. Reethof
The Frequency Dependence of Normal-Mode Attenuation in Shallow-Water Sound Propagation
Ph.D. Thesis by Walter R. Caswell; supervised by S. T. McDaniel
Digital Wavefront Reconstruction for Acoustical Applications
Ph.D. Thesis by Robert L. Cohen; supervised by E. J. Skudrzyk
Axisymmetric Scattering of a Spherical Wave by a Prolate Spheroid
M.S. Thesis by Alain Germon; supervised by G. C. Lauchle
The Design of Piezoelectric Transducers Using Goal Programming
M.S. Thesis by Diana F. McCammon; supervised by W. Thompson, Jr.
The Effect of Rotating Diffusers on the Diffusion in Reverberation Rooms
M.S. Thesis by Marc S. Warshawsky; supervised by J. Tichy
Vibration of Plates of Various Geometries
Ph.D. Thesis by Earl G. Williams; supervised by E. Skudrzyk
Transient Response Optimization of Piezoelectric Disc Transducers by Time Domain Techniques
Ph.D. Thesis by Henry A. Wolf; supervised by J. M. Lawther and W. Thompson, Jr.

1978

Underwater Acoustic Absorption Characteristics of Composites of Wood, Rubber, and Steel
M.Eng. Paper by Felicia A. Barge; supervised by G. C. Lauchle
Sound Field in a Reverberation Chamber with One Oscillating Wall
M.S. Thesis by Martin J. Brien; supervised by J. Tichy
Evaluation of the Effects of Short Duration Noise Exposures on a Battery of Hearing Tests
M.S. Thesis by Anthony P. Carito; supervised by P. L. Michael
Reverberation Time Measurements in an Underwater Chamber with and without a Pressure-Release Wall Covering
M.S. Thesis by Richard J. Fridrich; supervised by E. C. Andrews
Diffraction Effects of Baffles on Acoustic Directivity Patterns
Ph.D. Thesis by W. Jack Hughes; supervised by E. J. Skudrzyk
Doppler Shift in Layered Media
M.S. Thesis by Richard A. Kolano; supervised by R. O. Rowlands
Discrimination of Noise-Like Sounds Involving Multiple Interacting Features
M.S. Thesis by Douglas W. Martin; supervised by R. W. Farwell
The Identifiability of Approximate Vocal Tract Impulse Response Magnitudes
M.S. Thesis by Francis S. McKendree; supervised by R. O. Rowlands
Combustion Noise from a Turbulent Premixed Methane Flame
M.S. Thesis by Bela Schmidt; supervised by R. E. A. Arndt
The Effectiveness of Some Recent Damping Treatments in the Reduction of the Vibration of Fluid-Loaded Finite Plates
M.S. Thesis by Richard W. Thomas; supervised by John A. Macaluso and Geoffrey L. Wilson

1977

Experimental Investigation of the Sound Field Modulation Phenomenon of a Rotating Diffuser
Ph.D. Thesis by Kenneth P. Roy; supervised by J. Tichy
Evaluation of an Objective Technique for Measuring the Noise Attenuation of Insert-Type Hearing Protectors
M.S. Thesis by Bruce F. Beaudry; supervised by P. L. Michael
The Effects of Clipping on Linear Beamforming with Sinusoidal Inputs
M.S. Thesis by Arlen E. Breiholz; supervised by C. L. Ackerman
An Experimental Treatment of Auditory Discrimination of Complex Noise-Like Sounds
Ph.D. Thesis by C. P. Janota; supervised by R. W. Farwell
An Experimental Determination of the Dynamic Young’s Modulus of Selected Viscoelastic Materials
M.Eng. Thesis by Victor M. Maza; supervised by D. W. Ricker
Noise Due to the Interaction of Boundary Layer Turbulence with a Marine Propulsor or an Aircraft Compressor
M.S. Thesis by Neil A. Moiseev; supervised by B. Lakshminarayana

1976

Evaluation of a Reverberation Model with Multiple Boundary Reflections
M.S. Thesis by Chih-Liang Chin; supervised by R. W. Farwell
Tree Bark and the Forest Floor as Sound Absorbing Elements Within a Forest
M.S. Thesis by Leslie D. Frank; supervised by G. Reethof
Effect of Source Position on Sound Power Radiation in a Reverberant Chamber
M.S. Thesis by Gary E. Mange; supervised by J. Tichy
Dynamic Vibration Absorbers of Conventional and Novel Design
M.S. Thesis by Matthew A. Nobile; supervised by J. C. Snowdon
Mechanical Antivibration Filter Design Using Electrical Network Synthesis Techniques
M.S. Thesis by Craig B. Putnam; supervised by R. O. Rowlands
Target Strength Measurements for an Aircraft
M.Eng. Paper by Albert F. Waynick; supervised by R. O. Rowlands
A Theoretical and Experimental Study of Acoustic Propagation in Multi-Sectioned Circular Ducts
Ph.D. Thesis by Barry R. Wyerman; supervised by G. Reethof

1975

Technique for Measuring Bottom Velocity of a Water-Glycerine Interface Utilizing a Normal Specific Acoustic Impedance Measurement
M.S. Thesis by James H. Everett, Jr.; supervised by R. W. Farwell
Acoustic Modulation by Time-Harmonic Boundary Motion
Ph.D. Thesis by Yun-Fan Hwang; supervised by J. Tichy
An Experimental Investigation of the Wall Pressure Fluctuations in Piping Containing Simple Control Devices
Ph.D. Thesis by Albertas V. Karvelis; supervised by G. Reethof
The Effect of Position of a Rotating Diffuser on the Qualification of a Reverberation Chamber at Discrete Frequencies
M.Eng. Paper by Raymond G. Kunicki; supervised by J. Tichy
Electroacoustic Feedback in Rectangular Reverberation Chambers
M.S. Thesis by Jerry G. Lilly; supervised by J. Tichy
Near-Field Calibration of Underwater Electroacoustic Transducers
Ph.D. Thesis by Robert D. Marciniak; supervised by R. O. Rowlands and W. Thompson, Jr.
Propagation of Sound at Moderate and High Intensities in Absorbent and Hard-Walled Cylindrical Ducts
Ph.D. Thesis by O. H. McDaniel; supervised by G. Reethof
Transmissibility Across Simply Supported, Rectangular, Thin Plates with Loading Masses or Ribs
M.S. Thesis by John B. Ochs; supervised by J. C. Snowdon
A Theoretical and Experimental Study of the Generation and Reduction of Multiple Higher-Order Modes in a Hard-Walled, Anechoically-Terminated Cylindrical Duct
Ph.D. Thesis by Michael J. Oslac; supervised by G. Reethof
A Theoretical Inquiry Concerning Artistic Communication and an Experimental Study of the Perception of Different Artistic Media
M.S. Thesis by Dominique M. Richard; supervised by E. E. Watson
Acoustic Radiation from Prolate Spheroidal Lenses
Ph.D. Thesis by Frank M. Valenzuela; supervised by S. I. Hayek
Frequency Domain Adaptive Decoupling in Multiple Output Array Processors
Ph.D. Thesis by Charles R. Zentner; supervised by L. H. Sibul and R. O. Rowlands

1974

Vibrations of and Acoustic Radiation From Line-Excited Rib-Stiffened Damped Plates in Water
Ph.D Thesis by Robert M. Gorman; supervised by J. C. Snowdon
Acoustic Diffraction by Spheroids
Ph.D. Thesis by Gerald C. Lauchle; supervised by E. J. Skudrzyk
Bounds on Errors in the Ambiguity Function of Digitally Generated Signals
Ph.D Thesis by William H. Marsh; supervised by R. O. Rowlands
Sound Radiation From an Elastically Supported Circular Plate
M.S. Thesis by Hideo Suzuki; supervised by J. Tichy
Relative Merits of Threshold Exceedance and Spectrum Analysis Systems for Detecting Amplitude Modulation of Noise
M.S. Thesis by Anthony R. Thompson; supervised by R. O. Rowlands
Absorption Characteristics of Glass Fiber Materials at Normal and Oblique Incidence
M.S. Thesis by Barry R. Wyerman; supervised by G. Reethof

1973

An Impulse Response of the Ocean Model
M.S. Thesis by Walter R. Caswell; supervised by R. W. Farwell
The Effectiveness of a Baffle in Reducing the Noise of an Acoustic Receiving Array
Ph.D. Thesis by Gerald L. Mohnkern; supervised by S. I. Hayek

1972

A Study of the Acoustic Pumping Used to Achieve the Analogous ac Josephson Effect in He II
Ph.D. Thesis by Edward C. Andrews; supervised by M. T. Pigott
Methods of Evaluating the Noise Pure Tone Attenuation of Hearing Protectors
Ph.D. Thesis by David F. Bolka; supervised by P. L. Michael
A Nonlinear Regression Model for Hydrophone Location
M.S. Thesis by A. Michael Ho; supervised by L. H. Sibul
Transverse Vibration of Uniform and Nonuniform, Internally Damped Cantilever Beams
Ph.D. Thesis by Roger L. Kerlin; supervised by J. C. Snowdon
Degradation of a Signal Processing Performance Due to Clipping and Reverberation
M.Eng. Paper by Micheal V. Mele; supervised by R.O. Rowlands
Applications of Statistical Methods to the Vibration and Acoustic Radiation of Fluid Loaded Cylindrical Shells
Ph.D. Thesis by David S. Pallett; supervised by S. I. Hayek and E. J. Skudrzyk
Acoustic Radiation From a Point Excited Infinite Elastic Plate
Ph.D. Thesis by Alan D. Stuart; supervised by E. J. Skudrzyk
Two Approaches to the Measurement of Biological Sound Scattering Using Explosive Sound Sources
M.S. Thesis by Peter Van Schuyler; supervised by R. W. Farwell

1971

The Transmission of Sound Through A Stochastic Interface
Ph.D. Thesis by John C. Calhoun; supervised by M. T. Pigott
Parameters Estimation Algorithms for Digital Systems
M.S. Thesis by Claus P. Janota; supervised by C. L. Ackerman
Acoustic Radiation and Scattering from Two Eccentrically Positioned Spheres
Ph.D. Thesis by William Thompson, Jr.; supervised by P. M. Kendig
Detection of Sound Radiation from Plates Using Long Wavelength Acoustical Holography
Ph.D. Thesis by E. Eugene Watson; supervised by E. J. Skudrzyk

1970

Multipath and Attenuation Studies in the Deep Ocean
Ph.D. Thesis by John P. Beam; supervised by R. O. Rowlands and R. W. Farwell
Reverberant Chamber Measurement of the Mean of Pressure Squared Due to Pure Tone Excitation
M.S. Thesis by Dennis J. Doherty; supervised by C. A. Boyd
A Laser Interferometer Method to Measure the Second Harmonic Distortion in the Acoustic Output of a Transducer
M.S. Thesis by Dennis D. Doughty; supervised by C. A. Boyd
Underwater Acoustic Scattering and its Effect on Binary Decoding
Ph.D. Thesis by Louis A. King; supervised by R. O. Rowlands
On the Transmission of Sound from a Monopole Source Through a Finite, Corrugated Boundary Between Fluid Media
Ph.D. Thesis by John A. Macaluso; supervised by W. L. Baker and R. W. Farwell
Sound Absorption in Acoustically Treated Ducts in the Presence of Oblique Waves
M.S. Thesis by Peter A. Marino, Jr.; supervised by G. Reethof
Sound Propagation in Continuous Stochastic Media
Ph.D. Thesis by Jerome A. Neubert; supervised by J. L. Lumley
Obtaining High Acoustic Source Levels from an Underwater Transducer While Suppressing the Inception of Cavitation
M.S. Thesis by David E. Ojima; supervised by J. H. Prout
Design of Rectangular Classrooms for Speech Intelligibility
Ph.D. Thesis by Fritz M. Strumpf; supervised by R. S. Brubaker