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Room acoustics (S-PST)
FAST-CH52Acad. year: 2015/2016
The acoustic theory of an enclosed space. Direct and reflected sound wave field. Acoustic comfort criteria for buildings. Noise characteristics in the room acoustics, noise and vibration. Basic calculations of noise reduction, ways of noise reduction. Noise measuring instruments, measuring methods in the room acoustics.
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2. Acoustics wave, geometric and statistical theory. Design of optimal size and shape of the room in accordance with the theory of wave and geometric acoustics.
3. Materials and components for room acoustics. Evaluation of reverberation time in terms of speech intelligibility, design modifications, detailed solution.
4. Room acoustics measurement methodology.
5. Room simulations in software ODEON.
6. Sound insulating properties of building constructions - principle of sound wave propagation, requirements for sound insulation.
7. Measurement methodology for sound insulation properties of building constructions and elements.
8. Design methods and evaluation of building constructions in terms of sound insulation. Single and multi-layer constructions, internal and external building constructions.
9. Materials and components for air-borne and impact sound insulation in vertical and horizontal constructions, detail solution.
10. Urban sound field, the noise sources in the outdoors, CZ Government Regulation No. 272/2011, about health protection against harmful effects of noise and vibration.
11. Methodology for evaluation of noise from traffic, simulation model, measurement methodology.
12. The evaluation methodology of stationary noise sources, calculation procedure.
13. Noise reduction requirements and solutions, urban and room acoustics levels, detail solutions.
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Basic literature
ČSN 73 05 25 Akustika – Projektování v oboru prostorové akustiky – Všeobecné zásady. 0. (CS)
ČSN 73 0525 Akustika – Projektování v oboru prostorové akustiky – Všeobecné zásady. 0. (CS)
Donaťáková,D., Berka,P.: Akustika-Návody pro cvičení. CERM Brno, 2001. (CS)
Lukašík a kol.: Akustika a denní osvětlení v pozemním stavitelství. ES VUT, 1989. (CS)
Maekawa, Lord: Environmental and Architectural Actoustics. EaFN, 1992. (EN)
Nařízení vlády č.148/2006 Sb. o ochraně zdraví před nepříznivými vlivy hluku a vibrací. 2006. (CS)
Vaverka a kol.: Urbanistická stavební a prostorová akustika. VUT Brno, 1998. (CS)
Recommended reading
FICKER, Tomáš: Handbook of Building Thermal Technology, Acoustics and Daylighting. CERM, 2004. ISBN 80-214-2670-5. (EN)
Halahyja,M.: Stavební tepelná technika, akustika a osvětlení. ALFA, SNTL, 1985. (CS)
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