These are my favorite acoustics- and signal processing-related textbooks. ATI’s instructors have found the following books useful in the field of acoustics. We have provided recommendations for books that we recommend for purchase for a personal library for the professional working in underwater acoustics (7 books), signal processing (2 books) or commercial in-air acoustics, noise and vibration (4 books). We have also included a complete listing of published books that we are familiar with from our work.
This is a first listing developed with library research and after consultation with ATI’s instructors. There are likely gaps in coverage and we may have inadvertently omitted some texts that should be included. We solicit your additions, comments and suggestions via Email to ATIcourses@aol.com .
ATI provides several of these textbooks as part of the materials for our courses. Several of the authors are ATI instructors who are known as the authority in the field. Call if you need information about the texts used in our courses. We are planning to work with Peninsula Publishing and other publishers to develop and support a one-stop shop for purchasing acoustics, underwater acoustics, radar and signal processing books (including some that are currently out of print) with a discount for purchasing a package of several titles at one time. Let us know if you think that would be useful to you.
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Jim Jenkins — ATIcourses Technical Director
ATIcourses Recommended Personal Library for Underwater Acoustics
Author: Thaddeus G. Bell
Title: Probing the Ocean for Submarines
ISBN: 978-0932146267
Publication info: Peninsula Publishing (May 4, 2011)
Subject: The AN/SQS-26 long-range, echo-ranging sonar surpassed predecessor production sonars by adding an over-the-horizon detection capability and exploiting the surface duct, bottom bounce, and convergence zone sound propagation paths from a hull-mounted sonar on a surface ship to a submarine target. This history of the AN/SQS-26 program details the nature of the technical problems encountered and the solutions found to address them, as well as the influence of international events on the objectives and support of the program. The critical contributions made by numerous personnel and organizations to the development program are documented, and the arc of the AN/SQS-26 program’s success is traced from early concept formulation through full-scale experimentation and development to operational evaluation and full deployment in the Fleet. The AN/SQS-26 served as the antisubmarine warfare (ASW) sonar on U.S. destroyers and cruisers for decades, and this versatile sonar became a key factor in the U.S. Navy’s quest for ASW superiority in the Cold War era. The first edition was published by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport, RI, in 2003. This edition makes the historical material in the book available for use by academia, research laboratories, and fleet units interested in ASW and the principles of sonar.
Author: Alan Winder, Charles J Loda
Title: Space-Time Information Processing
ISBN: 978-0932146045
Publication info: Peninsula Publishing (January 21, 2016)
Subject: Today, in these times where we use fast Fourier transforms and digital filtering in so many applications and myriad uses, it is all too easy to overlook basic limitations placed on information processing. Many of these limitations are nuanced and easy to be unaware of, especially for the newcomer to signal processing arena. Space-Time Information Processing examines these limitations, guiding engineers and analysts away from the hidden pitfalls of misinterpreted data and analysis. Robert Otnes, distinguished consultant in the field of signal processing, wrote in the preface to this book: “There is a wealth of material in Space-Time Information Processing and anyone doing signal processing or data analysis will benefit from its use as a reference tool. It is a great source for basics and nuances that should have been taught in school but somehow never came up. As an author and consultant in the field of signal processing, I must confess that in only the first twenty minutes of reading, I found two gems of information that were of significant help to me.” Space-Time Information Processing is a truly comprehensive and readable reference work that addresses the fundamentals of signal processing. It concisely draws together theory and practice common to space-time information processing for sonar, radar, communications, optics, and radio astronomy systems. This volume provides guidelines for the analytical and actual measurement aspects of multi-dimensional processing. Included in the book are the Fourier transform; statistical analysis; correlation and spectral analysis; spatial and temporal limitations; orthogonality and integral transforms; linear spatial systems; optimal filtering; and interpretation of results. The authors, Alan Winder and Charles J. Loda, were influential scientists in the application of advanced signal processing for signal detection in underwater acoustics in Navy problems. Loda’s distinguished career included work with the New London Underwater Sound Laboratory, Office of Naval Research, the EDO Corporation and the Institute for Defense Analysis. Dr. Loda pioneered work in reduction of self-noise array elements, adaptive beam forming and space-time processing.
Author: Atherton, Mark M.
Title: Echoes and Images, The Encyclopedia of Side-Scan and Scanning Sonar Operations
ISBN: 978-0-9869034-0-3
Publication info: OysterInk Publications, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Subject: Side-Scan and Scanning Sonar Operations
Comments: This book is a how-to guide for side-scan and scanning sonar operations. At its finish, you will know what these instruments are capable of locating and imaging – and what cannot be resolved by this equipment.
The text is divided into application-specific chapters detailing how to best approach and complete underwater search, survey and visualization programs. It demonstrates, step-by-step, how to produce the best possible side-scan and scanning sonar data that conditions allow.
Author: Urick, Robert J.
Title: Principles of underwater sound Edition: 3rd edition
ISBN: 0070660875
Publication info: New York : McGraw-Hill, c1983. (Peninsula Publishing)
Physical description: xiii, 423 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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- Subject: Sonar principles
Comments: The classic and most widely used work on sonar and underwater acoustics. The text is rich with useful plots of noise, transmission loss, radiated noise, reverberation data. This is a must have textbook if you are working in underwater acoustics.
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- Subject: System analysis.
Comments: This is the best textbook for understanding sonar systems analysis and performance predictions.
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- Underwater acoustics.
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- Subject: Sound – Transmission – Measurement.
Comments: Underwater sound propagation is the factor that makes underwater acoustics so variable and interesting. This is a good tutorial without the math and details. Includes sound propagation, deep sound channel, convergence zones, reliable acoustic path and more. This book plus the text by Paul Etter are recommended for understanding underwater propagation.
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- Underwater acoustics – Mathematical models.
Comments: The authoritative source for information about the models for predicting underwater acoustics performance.
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- Sound-waves
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- Subject: Sound – Equipment and supplies
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- Subject: Architectural acoustics
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- Subject: Underwater acoustics
Comments: The underlying physics of acoustics and a good first book on acoustics.
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- Underwater acoustics
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- Subject: Oceanography and acoustics
Comments: Acoustics and oceanography blended together in a single textbook.
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- Underwater acoustics
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- Subject: Radiated noise of ships and submarines
Comments: The classic textbook to understand the physics of radiated noise.
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- Noise control
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- Subject: Vibration
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- Subject: Soundproofing
Comments: The text covers every aspect of noise and vibration control. Examines engineering principles for designing quiet conditions into pumps and power plant equipment, air conditioning systems, industrial machinery, factories and more.
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- Noise
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- Subject: Vibration
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- Noise control.
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- Sound – Measurement
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- Subject: Vibration – Measurement
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- Sound-waves.
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- Subject: Sound – Equipment and supplies
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- Subject: Architectural acoustics
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- Subject: Underwater acoustics
Comments: The underlying physics of acoustics and a good first book on acoustics.
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- Detection and Estimation Theory
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- Subject: Signal Processing
Comments: Comprehensive review of signal processing and signal detection with MATLAB code to solve practical problems. The MATLAB programs are great time savers.
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- Underwater acoustics
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- Underwater acoustics
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- Underwater acoustics – Instruments
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- Submarine geology – Pictorial works
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- Subject: Ocean – Pictorial works
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- Subject: Sonar
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- Underwater acoustics
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- Subject: Electro-acoustics
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- Underwater acoustics
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- Subject: System analysis
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- Underwater acoustics theory
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- Subject: Wave guides
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- Subject: Wave equation
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- Subject: Oceanography
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- Underwater acoustics
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- Underwater acoustics
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- Underwater acoustics
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- Underwater acoustics
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- Subject: Seawater – Acoustic properties
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- Subject: Oceanography
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- Underwater acoustics
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- Sonar
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- Subject: Underwater acoustics
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- Subject: Anti-submarine warfare
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- Side-scan sonar
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- Underwater acoustics – Mathematical models
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- Underwater acoustics — Mathematical models.
Comments: Examines the translation of our physical understanding of sound into mathematical models that can simulate acoustic propagation, noise and reverberation in the sea. These models are used in a variety of research and operational applications to predict and diagnose the performance of complex sonar systems operating in the undersea environment.
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- Underwater acoustics
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- Subject: Signal processing
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- Signals and signaling, Submarine
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- Subject: Underwater acoustics
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- Subject: Signal processing
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- Underwater acoustics – Data processing
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- Sound-waves
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- Subject: Sound – Equipment and supplies
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- Subject: Architectural acoustics
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- Subject: Underwater acoustics
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- Underwater acoustics – Congresses
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- Subject: Ocean waves – Congresses
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- Subject: Noise – Congresses
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- Underwater acoustics – Congresses
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- Subject: Ocean bottom – Congresses
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- Sonar – Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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- Subject: Ultrasonic equipment – Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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- The Realm of Acoustical Oceanography: Theory and Applications of Ocean Acoustics 1
- Sound Propagation 17
- Transmissions along Ray Paths 70
- Sources and Receivers 127
- High Intensities 153
- Processing of Ocean Sounds 183
- Sound Scattered by a Body 234
- Bubbles 287
- Biomass Echoes, Reverberation, and Scattering Models 348
- Sonar Systems: Measurements and Inversions 405
- Waveguides: Plane Layers and Wedges 468
- Scattering at Elements of a Rough Surface 541
- Scattering and Transmission at Statistically Rough Surfaces 577
- Mapping the Sea Floor 640
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- Subject: Underwater acoustics
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- Subject: Seawater – Acoustic properties
- Subject: Oceanography
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- Subject: Signal processing – Digital techniques
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- Subject: Sonar
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- Subject: Sound – Transmission
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- Subject: Underwater acoustics
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- Subject: Underwater acoustics – Mathematical models
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- Subject: Sound – Transmission – Mathematical models
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- Subject: Oceanography – Mathematical models
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- Subject: Hydrodynamics – Mathematical models
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- Subject: Underwater acoustics
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- Subject: Radiated noise of ships and submarines
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- Subject: Underwater acoustics
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- General note: “Volume 2.”
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- Subject: Sound production by animals – Congresses
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- Subject: Marine fauna – Congresses
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- Subject: Underwater acoustics – Congresses
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- Subject: Bioacoustics
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- Subject: Underwater acoustics – Technique
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- Subject: Signal processing
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- Subject: Underwater acoustics
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- Subject: Transmission through layered media
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- Subject: Underwater acoustics
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- Subject: World War II acoustics summary
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- Subject: Underwater acoustics
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- Subject: Sound
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- Subject: Offshore structures
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- Subject: Anti-submarine warfare
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- Subject: Naval strategy
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- Subject: Underwater acoustics
Comments: Comprehensive book on ASW. Good insight and an excellent source of unclassified details.
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- Subject: Underwater acoustics
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- Subject: Noise
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- Subject: Underwater acoustics
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- Subject: Underwater acoustics
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- Subject: Sound – Transmission – Measurement
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- Subject: Underwater acoustics
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- Subject: Underwater acoustics
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- Subject: Transducers
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- Subject: Arrays
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- Subject: Sound-waves – Transmission
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- Subject: Underwater acoustics
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- Subject: Signal processing
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- Subject: System analysis
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- Subject: Underwater acoustics
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- Subject: Signal processing
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- Subject: System analysis
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- Subject: Linear systems
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- Subject: Noise control
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- Subject: Vibration
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- Subject: Noise control
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- Subject: Vibration
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- Subject: Soundproofing
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- Subject: Noise
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- Subject: Vibration
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- Subject: Noise control
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- Subject: Sound – Measurement
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- Subject: Vibration – Measurement
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- Subject: Airplanes – Noise
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- Subject: Vibration (Aeronautics)
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- Subject: Noise
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- Subject: Vibration
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- Subject: Gearing – Noise
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- Subject: Gearing – Vibration
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- Subject: Acoustical engineering
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- Subject: Vibration
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- Subject: Noise