Sökning: "Walking noise"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 16 avhandlingar innehållade orden Walking noise.
1. Measurement and perception of sound insulation from 20 Hz between dwellings
Sammanfattning : Population growth and urbanization are projected by the United Nations to add 2,5 billionpeople to the world’s urban population by 2050. We need to construct buildings in anunprecedented scale to meet global housing demand. Sustainable development is critical. LÄS MER
2. Cognitive performance and restoration in open-plan office noise
Sammanfattning : This dissertation presents four experimental studies (in four papers) with the overall aim to investigate the effects of office noise on cognitive performance and restoration. In the first two papers the focus was on the effects of different sound levels (i.e. LÄS MER
3. Exploring Perceptions of Route Environments in Relation to Walking
Sammanfattning : Background: Every walk takes place in a route environment, which can play an important role in deterring or facilitating walking. The focus of this thesis is on the perceptions of environmental variables, and how they relate to appraisals of route environments as hindering – stimulating for walking and unsafe – safe for reasons of traffic, in two metropolitan environments. LÄS MER
4. EVALUATION OF ACOUSTIC COMFORT IN APARTMENT BUILDINGS
Sammanfattning : This thesis concerns assessment of acoustic comfort in apartment buildings. A new approach is followed, beyond noise annoyance investigation, which was the typical path so far. The latter involved acoustic descriptors, which characterize the structural components, being associated to self-reported noise annoyance. LÄS MER
5. Drum sound from floor coverings - objective and subjective assessment
Sammanfattning : Drum sound is the sound produced when an object, such as a foot, hits the flooring in the room in which the receiving ear is located. Drum sound has attracted interest in recent years, particularly due to an increased use of thin floating floor constructions, such as veneer or laminate flooring, which can produce loud and sharp walking sound. LÄS MER