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DA02 Noise Control

Published: 1995 | Pages: 96

DA02 comprehensively covers the fundamentals of noise control. This includes terminology and definitions, as well as the use and calculations of noise ratings and recommended design criteria. It also describes design methods for analysing sound transmission from noise sources, both inside and outside buildings, in order to estimate interior and exterior noise levels.

DA02 sections

This two-part manual is particularly valuable for building services engineers.

Part one covers fundamentals, noise ratings and criteria:

  1. Introduction
  2. Fundamentals, terminology and definitions
  3. Noise rating methods
  4. Design criteria
  5. Glossary of symbols and abbreviations.

Part two covers sound transmission in and outside buildings:

  1. Introduction
  2. Noise sources
  3. Sound transmission within and into buildings
  4. Speech transmission
  5. Sound transmission outside buildings.

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