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Revised Criteria for Noise in Buildings

Leo L. Beranek
- 01 Jan 1957 - 
- Vol. 3, Iss: 1, pp 19-27
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This article is published in Noise Control.The article was published on 1957-01-01. It has received 76 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Noise.

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Noise Criteria for Buildings: A Critical Review

TL;DR: The central problem is to select appropriate criteria for rating the interior noise environment so that criteria for noise isolation can be derived directly and these in turn can be used to derive performance requirements for building elements, such as partitions and exterior walls.
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Hovercraft Noise and its Suppression

TL;DR: Although the science of Hovercraft is still in its infancy, sufficient promise is already being shown to indicate a commercial and military future as alternative means of transportation, the advantages of supersonic travel will be nullified.
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Psycho-acoustic evaluation of the indoor noise in cabins of a naval vessel using a back-propagation neural network algorithm

TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed a single index of "Loudness" and "Annoyance" for noise inside a naval vessel according to a psycho-acoustic evaluation by using psychological responses such as Noise Rating (NR), Noise Criterion (NC), Room Criterion(RC), Preferred Speech Interference Level (PSIL) and loudness level.
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Appropriate Characterization of Background Noise Levels in the Workplace

TL;DR: In this article, an extensive study is being completed at the University of Nebraska investigating the effects of various types of air-conditioning noise on occupant productivity and perception, and results from performance tests and questionnaires are used to evaluate a number of these noise criteria systems.

Hälsopåverkan av lågfrekvent buller inomhus

TL;DR: Forfattarna ansvarar sjalvstandigt for innehallet och slutsatserna i rapporten as discussed by the authors, i which tagit fram av Arbets- och miljomedicin vid Goteborgs universitet pa uppdrag av den nationella bullersamordningen.
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