Sound Intensity of a Drum

摘要

A?small?steelball?was?dropped?onto?the?center?of?a?bongo?drum.?The?relationship?between?impact?energyand?themaximum?amplitudeof?the?sound?produced?upon?impactwas?determinedusing?release?heights?ranging?from?5?to?70?cm.?It?was?found?thatthere?was?a?power?relation?between?the?impact?energy?and?the?maximum?amplitude?of?the?sound,?indicating?that?the?partitioning?of?energy?in?the?system?is?dependent?on?impact?energy.