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    DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

    TOPIC:NOISE CONTROL OF BUILDINGS

    PRESENTED BY
    SREELAKSHMI
    (1SJ20CV032)
    CONTENTS

    ⚫ Introduction
    ⚫ Noise and Health
    ⚫ Ways to Control
    ⚫ Methods to control
    ⚫ Room Acoustic
    ⚫ Wall Construction
    ⚫ Floor construction
    ⚫ Space Planning
    ⚫ HVAC and Elevator soundproofing
    ⚫ Residential Sound Control Practices
    ⚫ Conclusion
    ⚫ References
    INTRODUCTION

    Noise is unwanted or harmful sound considered unpleasant,


    loud, or disruptive to hearing. From a physics standpoint,
    there is no distinction between noise and desired sound, as
    both are vibrations through a medium, such as air or water.
    The difference arises when the brain receives and
    perceives a sound.
    Sound control in commercial buildings refers to the process
    of reducing noise levels and improving room acoustics for
    optimal acoustic comfort. It involves using materials,
    products, and noise reduction techniques to: Block out
    external noises. Reduce unwanted noise transmission
    between rooms and floors.
    NOISE AND HEALTH
    Regular exposure to noise may
    include various physical and
    psychological heath consequences
    including:
    ▪ Hearing Impairment
    ▪ Tinnitus
    ▪ Hypertension
    ▪ Ischemic heart disease
    ▪ Annoyance
    ▪ Sleep disturbances
    ▪ Harm to Immune System
    ▪ Birth defects
    ▪ Icreased incidence of diabetes
    BASICS

    ⚫ Principle of hearing: conversion of physical disturbances in to


    electrical potentials which brain can sense
    ⚫ Listerner’s ear recieve sound directly and indirectly( i.e
    reflection from several surfaces).
    PARAMETERS

    Building materials are generally Sound Transmission Class (or


    rated by their noise reduction STC) is an integer rating of how
    well a building partition attenuates
    coefficient (NRC).
    airborne sound.
    WAYS TO CONTROL

    ● Three BASIC ways to control noise


    1. Replace the sound source with a quieter one.
    2.Block the sound with a solid, heavy material that resists
    the transmission of sound waves.
    3.Absorb the sound with a light, porous material that soaks
    up sound waves.

    Acoustical design issues for buildings include site


    noise considerations, control of noise transfer,
    establishing noise standards, room acoustics
    considerations, sound isolation, vibration control
    and audio/visual considerations
    METHODS

    SOUND ABSORPTION SOUND INSULATION

    ⚫ It is the capability of ⚫ Through sound barrier


    surface to absorb sound transmission , sound is
    reduced.
    instead of reflecting it.
    ⚫ By increasing wall
    ⚫ Good sound absorbing thickness and isolating
    materials are carpet, one side of construction
    foam, padding and from other.
    ⚫ Methods: Wall
    fiberglass insulation.
    construction,Floor
    ⚫ Method : Room acoustics planning,Space Planning.
    ROOM ACOUSTICS
    ROOM ACOUSTICS
    □ We receive direct and reflected
    sound in a room.
    □ Unwanted background noise is
    due to high level of reflected
    sound in poor acoustical rooms.
    □ To achieve acceptable acoustic
    characteristics various points
    are taken into considerations
    like:
    1.location and extent of sound
    absorbing materials
    2. reduction of reverberation
    and speech interference
    3. Shape of room(for libraries)
    SOUND ABSORPTION AT WORKPLACE

    Lay in acoustical ceiling Suspended acoustical baffle


    WALL CONSTRUCTION

    Standard partition is a
    single stud wall and one
    layer of gypsum bard on
    each side,the acoustic
    performance can be
    improved by using light
    gauge metals instead of
    wood studs.
    STC (Sound transmission
    class) is standard
    parameter to compare J
    performance of differenent
    construction materials STC
    SPACE PLANNING

    Space planning deals with


    organizing spaces to avoid
    adverse adjacencies of
    noisy equipment like
    mechanical equipments
    and electrical transformer
    with quiet spaces .
    It can be the most
    cost-effective noise
    control technique.
    FLOATING FLOOR
    CONSTRUCTION
    FLOOR CONSTRUCTION

    Floor and ceiling provide two


    acoustical function:
    1.provide separation
    between adjacent spaces i.e,
    airborne sound
    insulation
    2.reduce sound of footfalls
    and other impact sounds i.e,
    impact insulation.
    Using a carpet and a pad
    WOOD FRAMED FLOOR
    or a resilient floor
    underlayment improves
    impact insulation.
    HVAC NOISE CONTROL

    PROBLEMS SOLUTIONS

    not acoustically treated, noise from 1.Fiberglass duct liner, designed


    heating, ventilating, and for installation inside sheet metal
    air-conditioning equipment can travel ductwork to attenuate air rush and
    from room to room in the home or in central equipment noise as well as to
    the office. control heat loss or gain through duct
    walls.
    Noise produced by fansand motors of 2.Fiberglass duct board,
    central air equipment can be combining
    transmitted acoustical/thermalinsulation with a
    throughout the duct system. High air reinforced foil-kraft air barrier/vapor
    velocities in the duct system can retarder, from which complete air
    cause noise-producing duct systems may be fabricated.
    turbulence.
    Protecting Yourself from Elevator Noise

    Reason Soundproofing

    ⚫ the sound coming ⚫ by simply applying a


    from cable system layer of mass loaded
    attached to the vinyl to the walls.
    elevator itself. ⚫ A separate wall around
    ⚫ sound coming from the perimeter of
    the elevator shaft – elevator.
    sound caused by the ⚫ Increasing air space in
    motor and cables. a wall assembly will
    also improve isolation
    Residential sound control PRACTICES

    FIVE NOISE CONTROL MISTAKES TO AVOID

    1. Thinking you don’t have a noise problem.


    2. Not considering noise control before a project is started.
    3. Not conducting a detailed study of noisy equipment.
    4. Not using a systematic approach to noise control.
    5. Not sealing air leaks.
    CONCLUSION

    • Noise is becoming a very big problem day to day it is


    degrading our health and ecological balance as well. And
    one cannot remain untouched with this aspect of day to
    day issue.
    • By introducing noise control in buildings we can create a
    less noisy residential and other constructions. As sound
    travels directly and throughs reflections, so to improve
    sound quality reflections should be minimized.
    REFERENCES

    Reference
    1. Environment Noise Pollution , Patrick F.Cunniff,John
    Wiley and Sons (1977)
    2. Narendra Singh et al ,Noise Pollution Sources , Effects
    and Control , J.Hum.Ecol, 16(3):181-187(2004)
    3. Noise and You by JOAN FITCH RN/B.S.N
    4. Environmental Engineering Ruth F. Weiner , Fourth
    edition Butter worth and Heinemann (2003)

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