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The document appears to be for a mid-semester exam on audio system engineering. It contains 10 questions related to topics like mass-spring systems, acoustic impedance, sound intensity, perception of loudness, critical bands, and just noticeable differences in fundamental frequency for speech signals. The questions range from 2 to 4 marks and cover both theoretical concepts and calculations in audio engineering and acoustics.

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ET Mid Sem2014

The document appears to be for a mid-semester exam on audio system engineering. It contains 10 questions related to topics like mass-spring systems, acoustic impedance, sound intensity, perception of loudness, critical bands, and just noticeable differences in fundamental frequency for speech signals. The questions range from 2 to 4 marks and cover both theoretical concepts and calculations in audio engineering and acoustics.

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Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Centre for Educational Technology


Mid Semester Examination 2014 (Spring)

Subject: Audio System Engineering Subject Code: ET60006


Time: 2:00 Hours Full Marks =30
Answer all the questions
1. The human leg has a measured natural frequency of around 20 Hz when in its rigid (knee
locked) position, in the longitudinal direction (i.e., along the length of the bone)
assuming no damping. What will be the maximum displacement and acceleration of the
leg? At t=0 the initial speed u0=0.06 m/s and displacement x0=0.
4

2. Consider a mass-spring system described by the equation (1) Give the value(s) of k for
which the system is under damped over damped, and critically damped. If the system is
critically damped find out the characteristic time of the system. 3
2
d x dx
2 +3 + kx=0 ( 1)
dt 2 dt
3. Draw the equivalent electrical circuit for the following mechanical system and find the
mechanical impedance with its corresponding unit, where Rm=1.4 kg/s, s1=30
3
N/m,
m=70 kg and F=2cos 314t
Rm
S1

m
F

4. Given a small source of spherical wave in air at a radial distance of 10 cm, compute the
absolute magnitude of the specific acoustic impedance for 100Hz frequency at this
location. Then density of air ρ0=1.21 kg/m3 and velocity of sound in air c = 340m/s.
Show that the specific acoustic reactance of a spherical wave is maximum for kr=1.
Where r is the radial distance and k is the propagation constant. 4
5. The sound source produces 60 dBm powers and the sound is propagated as a spherical
wave. What is the sound intensity for a person hearing it from 30 m away? 3

6. Suppose an electric fan produces an intensity of 30 dB. How many times more intense is
the sound of a conversation if it produces an intensity of 50 dB? 3

1
7. Which of the following pair of tones is perceived as louder tone? 2
(a) 20dB level at 100Hz and 20 db at 300 Hz (b) 5dB level at 3 KHz and 5dB level at 2 KHz

8. What is the meaning of just noticeable difference of Fundamental frequency (F0) of


speech signal is 3-4%. 2
9. Define critical band for human auditory system. What will be centre frequency of the
7th critical band in bark scale? Where the bark is as define below. 3

Bark={¿ 9+4log2(f /1000,f >500Hzf/100, f≤500Hz


10. Acoustic intensity of an audio system is 5W/m 2. Represent it in dB and find out the
Loudness (L) in Sones. 3
Where 0 .33
L=445 I

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