Course Details

Noise and vibrations in buildings

Academic Year 2025/26

NHA059 course is part of 1 study plan

​ NPC-EVB Winter Semester 1st year

Course Guarantor

prof. Ing. Jitka Mohelníková, Ph.D.

Institute

Institute of Building Structures

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

https://www.vut.cz/en/students/courses/detail/295980

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