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B010838 - ENVIROMENTAL ACUSTIC
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Academic Year 2017-18
Course year
Second year - Second Semester
Belonging Department
Civil and Environmental Engineering (DICEA)
Course Type
Single education field course
Scientific Area
ING-IND/11 - BUILDING PHYSICS AND BUILDING ENERGY SYSTEMS
Credits
6
Teaching Hours
48
Teaching Term
26/02/2018 ⇒ 08/06/2018
Attendance required
No
Type of Evaluation
Final Grade
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Lectureship
Teaching Language
Italian language
Course Content
The course aims to provide knowledge of the main theories and techniques of environmental acoustics.
In particular, after the description of the fundamentals of the discipline, the following topics will be teated: environmental acoustics, room acoustics and building acoustics.
In particular, after the description of the fundamentals of the discipline, the following topics will be teated: environmental acoustics, room acoustics and building acoustics.
Suggested readings (Search our library's catalogue)
R. Spagnolo, Manuale di Acustica Applicata
Learning Objectives
Knowledge of the problems of sound and noise transmission, noise emitted by plants, noise emitted / transmitted inside / outside the buildings Knowledge of current legislation/standard and policies for noise control. Aware of the possibility of intervention and action mode on / in buildings and plants as well as in outdoor spaces
Teaching Methods
Lessons and Tutorials
Type of Assessment
oral test and examination
Course program
Fundamentals of acoustics
Phonometry, instrumentation and measurement techniques
National and regional standards
Theory of sound propagation in the external environment
Strategies for sound attenuation in the external environment (barriers, vegetation, sound-absorbing asphalt etc.).
Software for the forecasting modeling of the acoustics in the external environment - the sound sources modeling
The assessments of climate and noise impact
The plans for acoustic improving
Tutorial on the environmental acoustics: noise emission evaluation
Architectural acoustics - theories and reference parameters, indoor sound propagation
The acoustic quality of internal environments
Sources of noise and vibration in industrial environments; the assessment of exposure to noise and vibration in the workplace
Building Acoustics - introduction and standard
The apparent sound reduction index
The level of impact sound
The sound insulation of building facade
The noise of the plant systems
The acoustic classification of buildings
Phonometry, instrumentation and measurement techniques
National and regional standards
Theory of sound propagation in the external environment
Strategies for sound attenuation in the external environment (barriers, vegetation, sound-absorbing asphalt etc.).
Software for the forecasting modeling of the acoustics in the external environment - the sound sources modeling
The assessments of climate and noise impact
The plans for acoustic improving
Tutorial on the environmental acoustics: noise emission evaluation
Architectural acoustics - theories and reference parameters, indoor sound propagation
The acoustic quality of internal environments
Sources of noise and vibration in industrial environments; the assessment of exposure to noise and vibration in the workplace
Building Acoustics - introduction and standard
The apparent sound reduction index
The level of impact sound
The sound insulation of building facade
The noise of the plant systems
The acoustic classification of buildings