Course detail

Noise and vibrations in buildings

FAST-NHA059Acad. year: 2025/2026

Principles of noise and vibrations, criteria of room acoustic comfort, sound insulation properties of building materials and constructions, principles of noise reduction in buildings, calculation methods and software.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Jitka Mohelníková, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Building Structures (PST)

Entry knowledge

Fundamentals in architectural acoustics.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Final evaluation on basis of consulted and completed reports and passed exam. Classification according to ECTS degree at the BUT Brno.


Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Aims

General overview about problems of noise and vibrations in building constructions. 


Reports of building acoustics. Tasks from reports will be applicable in study projects.

 

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme NPC-EVB Master's 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Petra Berková, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  • 1. Introduction, repetition of fundamentals in room acoustics from previous study.
  • 2. Problems of sound insulation properties of buildings constructions – airborne and impact sound insulation.
  • 3. Acoustic measurements and solution of sound insulation deficiencies –– Part I.
  • 4. Acoustic measurements and solution of sound insulation deficiencies –– Part II.
  • 5. Fundamental calculation methods, determination of sound insulation properties, selection of convenient building materials
  • 6. Problems in buildings with respect of stationary noise sources
  • 7. Measurements of noise from stationary sources, optimisation of sound sources in buildings and outdoors
  • 8. Prevention of noise and vibrations from stationary and other sources
  • 9. Room acoustics – materials and measurement methods
  • 10. Room acoustics – calculation methods
  • 11. -13. Comprehensive solution of selected buildings for sound insulation, room acoustics and noise sources

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Petra Berková, Ph.D.
Ing. David Svoboda

Syllabus

  • 1. Introduction, repetition of fundamental principles
  • 2. Set of tasks for consolidation of knowledge from previous study.
  • 3. Assignment of a selected building for practical solution of lectured problems – sound insulation properties, noise sources, room acoustics
  • 4. Assessment of sound insulation properties in the selected building in accordance with catalogues and calculations.
  • 5. Solution of building construction details
  • 6. Stationary sound sources, fundamental calculations, introduction to software assessments
  • 7. Software simulations
  • 8. Solution of problems of stationary sound sources in the building including building construction details
  • 9. Consultations, task completion
  • 10. Room acoustics, fundamentals, calculations procedures, task instructions
  • 11. Assessments, computer simulations
  • 12. Consultations
  • 13. Credit