Sound Transmission Indoors-Investigate Opportunities to Support Interior Noise Impact Studies

Project 38's goal is to provide insight into how typical dwelling envelopes affect indoor sound levels due to non-sonic boom aircraft noise. Many existing aircraft noise guidelines are based primarily on outdoor sound levels. However, human perception is largely based on indoor response. This study will leverage existing technologies in sound transmission to model the combined sound isolation of dwelling envelopes. The model will be whole-housed focused; that is, the research will focus on composite dwelling envelopes (walls + windows + roof, etc).

• Record URL:
  http://partner.mit.edu/projects/sound-transmission-indoors---study-whole-houses
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Program Information: Centers of Excellence, Aircraft Noise and Aviation Emissions Mitigation.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $36000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  09-C-NE-PSU-015

  09-C-NE-PSU-022

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Aviation Administration

  800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20591
• Project Managers:

  He, Hua

• Performing Organizations:

  Pennsylvania State University, University Park

  University Park, PA  United States  16802-4710
• Principal Investigators:

  Hodgdon, Kathleen

• Start Date: 20120515
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20140630
• Source Data: RiP Project 34843

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aircraft noise; Dwellings; Environmental impacts; Sound transmission
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Environment; Terminals and Facilities; I15: Environment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01571715
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: 09-C-NE-PSU-015, 09-C-NE-PSU-022
• Files: RIP
• Created Date: Jul 29 2015 1:01AM