ANSI/ASA S1.1-2013

ANSI/ASA S1.1-2013, published by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), is the current American National Standard on Acoustical Terminology.^[1] ANSI S1.1 was first published in 1960 and has its roots in a 1942 standard published by the American Standards Association, the predecessor of ANSI.^[2] It includes the following sections

1. Scope
2. General
3. Levels
4. Oscillation, vibration, and shock
5. Transmission and propagation
6. Transducers and linear systems
7. Acoustical apparatus and instruments
8. Underwater acoustics
9. Sonics and ultrasonic testing
10. Architectural acoustics
11. Physiological and psychological acoustics
12. Musical acoustics

External links

• ANSI/ASA S1.1 & S3.20 Standard Acoustical & Bioacoustical Terminology Database
• ANSI website

References

1. "AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD Acoustical Terminology" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
2. Ainslie, M. A. A Century of Sonar: Planetary Oceanography, Underwater Noise Monitoring, and the Terminology of Underwater Sound. Acoustics Today (February, 2015)