by ABD Engineering and Design | Noise and Vibration
On a recent trip to Chicago, my wife and I were thankful for all the new traffic lanes recently completed. I can remember when the trip back home to my folks took an extra couple of hours if I got stuck in all the traffic. But thankfully, with the new highway...
by ABD Engineering and Design | Noise and Vibration
Who Can See the Wind? Who can see the wind? Neither you nor I But when the leaves are trembling The wind is passing by! Who can see the wind? Neither I nor you But when the trees are bending low The wind is passing through! by Christina Georgina Rossetti As this...
by ABD Engineering and Design | Noise and Vibration
For today’s topic, let’s think of driving our car with the wind rushing by, when all of a sudden our attention is drawn by that annoying squeak coming from the dashboard. The changing of the squeak with time was the topic of a recent blog, but this time we’ll examine...
by ABD Engineering and Design | Acoustics
For years, the healthcare industry has used patient satisfaction surveys to gauge hospital performance and to identify ways for improving the healing environment. And the industry's standard surveyor, Press Ganey Satisfaction Surveys, has always shown the number one...
by ABD Engineering and Design | Noise and Vibration
Fundamentally, sound is "that which we hear". What we hear at any given time can greatly influence us. We use sound to communicate, to express warning, fear, pleasure and excitement. Some sounds can relax us and help us fall asleep, while other sounds can distract us...
