Course Details
Noise and vibrations in buildings
Academic Year 2024/25
NHA059 course is part of 1 study plan
NPC-EVB Winter Semester 1st year
Course Guarantor
Institute
Language of instruction
Czech
Credits
5 credits
Semester
winter
Forms and criteria of assessment
course-unit credit and examination
Offered to foreign students
Not to offer
Course on BUT site
Lecture
13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective
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
13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory
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