J. Mago, Sunali Jaish, Ashutosh Negi, J. S. Bolton, S. Fatim
{"title":"Exploring the potential of recycled polypropylene-waste jute fiber composites for sound insulation: An experimental and theoretical analysis","authors":"J. Mago, Sunali Jaish, Ashutosh Negi, J. S. Bolton, S. Fatim","doi":"10.3397/nc_2024_0101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3397/nc_2024_0101","url":null,"abstract":"This study explores the potential of panels made from Recycled Polypropylene (RPP) and Waste Jute Fiber (WJF) for sound insulation applications. Two types of panels were fabricated by the compression molding process: Neat RPP and a composite of RPP reinforced with a WJF interlayer (RPP/WJF/RPP).\u0000 The physical properties, namely density and mechanical properties, such as tensile strength and modulus, were examined for both panels. The vibration properties of the panels were evaluated through a modal analysis conducted according to ASTM E756-05 guidelines, while sound insulation was\u0000 assessed by measuring normal incidence sound transmission loss (STL) using a four-microphone impedance-tube setup following ASTM E2611-19 standards. The RPP/WJF/RPP composite, with a density of 913 kg/m³, is 2.47% higher than that of Neat RPP, which is 891 kg/m³, and exhibited an\u0000 increased tensile strength of 12.01 MPa, compared to 10.03 MPa for Neat RPP. In the second vibration mode, the composite's damping ratio of 3.62% outperformed Neat RPP's 2.48%. Furthermore, the composite's measured average STL was 38.6 dB, exceeding the Neat RPP's average of 37.7 dB. This\u0000 enhancement in STL is likely attributed to the composite's higher surface density (5.21 kg/m²) relative to Neat RPP (4.72 kg/m²), contributing to its improved sound insulation properties. The theoretical average STL values, predicted using the Mass","PeriodicalId":514177,"journal":{"name":"INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings","volume":" 13","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141833796","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"It's only one more data center! When scope creep becomes sound emissions creep","authors":"Michael Conaway, John Baldassano","doi":"10.3397/nc_2024_0027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3397/nc_2024_0027","url":null,"abstract":"A single data center project was originally proposed next to a residential area on a portion of a defunct train yard slated for redevelopment. Sound emissions from this data center's exterior noise sources were evaluated via acoustical modelling; results were compared with regulatory\u0000 limits, and noise control recommendations were issued to the client. A second data center, operated by the same client, was then proposed adjacent to the first data center project. After this second data center was analyzed and noise control recommendations were issued to the client, a third\u0000 data center was proposed adjacent to the second data center. This presentation will discuss this case study and the scope and sound emissions creep of these three data center projects.","PeriodicalId":514177,"journal":{"name":"INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings","volume":" 34","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141834007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pelumi Abiodun, A. Olude, O. Owolabi, Cornelius Darko
{"title":"Trends and relationships between airport operations and noise complaints in Maryland between 2016 and 2023","authors":"Pelumi Abiodun, A. Olude, O. Owolabi, Cornelius Darko","doi":"10.3397/nc_2024_0085","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3397/nc_2024_0085","url":null,"abstract":"The noise pollution from aircraft near airports significantly affects the health and quality of life of the local community either near or far away. This study analyzes trends in airport noise complaints in Maryland from 2016-2018. Data on noise complaints were extracted from airport\u0000 noise quarterly reports and the data included the number of complaints and unique complaints from different communities near airports, as well as average aircraft operations. The number of complaints rose from less than 1,000 in 2016 to nearly 10,000 in 2018. This study aims to identify the\u0000 communities most impacted by increasing airport noise through descriptive and geospatial analysis of complaint data. Results will highlight high-complaint areas to inform future noise mitigation policies and airport expansions in Maryland. The number of noise complaints increased drastically\u0000 from 2016-2018, while flight operations remained steady. Correlational analyses examine the strength of relationship between flight volume and complaint volume over time. Boeing 737-700 operations has the most significant relationship with the number of unique complainants around Baltimore/Washington\u0000 International Airport. Results will help inform policies to mitigate noise impacts by identifying whether reducing operations, changing flight paths, or other strategies could effectively reduce complaints as well as help the meeting the noise reduction design goals of the state.","PeriodicalId":514177,"journal":{"name":"INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings","volume":" 41","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141833662","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Times to stabilize sound metrics in rural areas - How long should you monitor?","authors":"Kenneth Kaliski, D. K. Wilson","doi":"10.3397/nc_2024_0178","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3397/nc_2024_0178","url":null,"abstract":"In areas dominated by the sound from highway traffic, day-to-day sound ambient sound levels can be relatively constant. However, in rural areas, where wind, animals, machinery, airplane overflights, and occasional or distant traffic play larger roles in their contributions to ambient\u0000 sound. These sources can change day to day, week to week, and season to season. As a result, there is greater variation in sound levels over time in rural areas than in urban areas. This characteristic also affects how long one should collect data with sound level meters to capture a statistically\u0000 stable sample. In this study, we evaluate the stabilization of sound level metrics LAeq, LA10, LA50, LA90, and LZeq by 1/3 octave band over time for several rural sites. We present recommendations for monitoring times for each metric such that the variation in levels is relatively stable.","PeriodicalId":514177,"journal":{"name":"INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings","volume":" 33","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141833667","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lincan Yan, Yousef Elmashae, Jonathan Hrica, D. Yantek
{"title":"Test method for evaluating the NIOSH Noise Mapper application in a hemi-anechoic chamber","authors":"Lincan Yan, Yousef Elmashae, Jonathan Hrica, D. Yantek","doi":"10.3397/nc_2024_0029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3397/nc_2024_0029","url":null,"abstract":"The Noise Mapper Application developed by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) can be used to identify areas in the workplace where workers may be exposed to hazardous noise. The app was created to empower workers to measure sound levels in their workplace,\u0000 make informed decisions about noise exposure, and prevent occupational hearing loss. To evaluate the maps generated by the app, a single sound source or multiple sources were used to generate steady state sound fields within the NIOSH hemi-anechoic chamber (HAC). A sound level meter (Larson\u0000 Davis, Model 831C) was used to measure A-weighed equivalent continuous sound levels on a grid with a spacing of 1.5 m (5 ft). The NIOSH Noise Mapper app was then used to generate sound level contour plots with a grid spacing of 3.0 m (10 ft). The accuracy of the map was evaluated by comparing\u0000 the predicted sound levels with the measured sound levels. The results show the app can estimate the sound levels to within ±1.2 dB(A) of the measured values. The test method used to evaluate the NIOSH Noise Mapper app and the results of the comparison will be discussed in this paper.","PeriodicalId":514177,"journal":{"name":"INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings","volume":" 25","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141833894","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"PARTNER project 1, low-frequency noise, and FAA's noise policy review","authors":"Victor Sparrow","doi":"10.3397/nc_2024_0070","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3397/nc_2024_0070","url":null,"abstract":"To improve upon current FAA noise policy, it seems reasonable to consider supplemental metrics. One of these is to include the annoyance impacts of low-frequency noise (LFN). It is established that LFN can cause rattle in homes near airports, causing annoyance. Current DNL 65 does not\u0000 address LFN. In fact, most acoustical measurements do not include low frequencies due to the limitations of inexpensive measurement equipment. Hence, the FAA is genuinely missing these impacts from a physics point of view. The FAA has already paid for a very high quality LFN study through\u0000 Project 1 in the PARTNER Center of Excellence (predecessor of the current ASCENT center). That project completed in 2007. The present author was not a participant in PARTNER Project 1, but he closely observed the amazing work done by the investigators from The Pennsylvania State University,\u0000 Purdue University, and the University of Central Florida. If sufficient LFN data is regularly obtained at larger airports with improved noise monitoring equipment, then FAA could include supplemental metrics, such as the number of low-frequency noise events in a given period. [Work supported\u0000 by the Penn State College of Engineering and its United Technologies Corporation Professorship.]","PeriodicalId":514177,"journal":{"name":"INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings","volume":" 33","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141833915","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The two-cavity method for characterizing acoustical materials-an interlaboratory study","authors":"Martha C. Brown, Anthony Ciletti, Bhisham Sharma","doi":"10.3397/nc_2024_0020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3397/nc_2024_0020","url":null,"abstract":"The study focuses on understanding the sound absorption and transmission characteristics of porous acoustical materials, which are determined by two key parameters independent of material thickness: characteristic impedance and propagation constant. These parameters can be characterized\u0000 by testing a porous sample concept in a normal incidence impedance tube using either the two-thickness or the two-cavity method. In the two-thickness method, two samples of varying thicknesses are required. In contrast, the two-cavity method requires testing one sample at two air cavity depths.\u0000 This method is particularly advantageous for materials that are costly or challenging to fabricate. This interlaboratory study evaluates the variability of characteristic properties determined using the two-cavity method. Porous acoustical materials were additively manufactured and tested\u0000 in the Liner Technology Facility at NASA Langley Research Center and the Mechanics, Acoustics and Dynamics Lab (MADLab) at Michigan Technological University. The characteristic properties, derived from various cavity depth combinations, were used to predict the sound absorption curves of the\u0000 sample with a rigid backing. These predictions were then compared with actual experimental absorption curves. The findings indicate that both the combinations of cavity depths and the sample's static airflow resistivity significantly influence the accuracy of the deduced properties.","PeriodicalId":514177,"journal":{"name":"INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings","volume":" 32","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141833943","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rail noise comparison of FTA methodology with CadnaA modeling at Bronx development site","authors":"N. C. Neuman, Smitha Krishnan","doi":"10.3397/nc_2024_0090","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3397/nc_2024_0090","url":null,"abstract":"For environmental studies, identifying road and rail noise is important in projecting potential impacts from increased operations and also in identifying the window/wall attenuation needed to reduce outdoor to indoor noise levels. The Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) transit noise\u0000 and vibration impact assessment procedures provide spreadsheets for estimating noise levels at specific receptor points. However, computer models such as SoundPLAN and CadnaA are also available. Because these computer models have complex input requirements and account for local terrain, they\u0000 are rarely used for large corridor studies, but they are well suited to smaller sites. This study compares the FTA procedures with CadnaA modeling at a development site in the Bronx, NY, that is bounded by multiple rail lines and is proximate to a major highway. Discussion of results presents\u0000 the advantages and disadvantages of each approach and identifies the conditions under which each approach is most appropriate.","PeriodicalId":514177,"journal":{"name":"INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings","volume":" 60","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141833625","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Industrial centrifugal gas compressor sound emission comparison across speed lines","authors":"Corey Fuzak","doi":"10.3397/nc_2024_0103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3397/nc_2024_0103","url":null,"abstract":"Centrifugal gas compressors are widely used in the oil and gas industry. Gas compressors produce sound emissions while operating and are often unenclosed requiring the need to know the sound emissions. Gas compressors create a variety of sound pressure levels across their large operating\u0000 range. This paper compares sound pressure levels of a compressor operating across three different speed lines and two different pressures. The results show increasing sound levels coincide with increasing mechanical power. Also shown is an increase in sound level as the compressor approaches\u0000 choke.","PeriodicalId":514177,"journal":{"name":"INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings","volume":" 55","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141833628","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The future of ANSI/ASA S12.2 and room noise criteria","authors":"Brandon Cudequest","doi":"10.3397/nc_2024_0059","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3397/nc_2024_0059","url":null,"abstract":"A working group is evaluating the American National Standard, \"Criteria for Evaluating Room Noise\" (ANSI/ASA S12.2-2019). This presentation will give an overview of our progress and areas of significant proposed change. The goal is to simplify the standard body so that the\u0000 criteria reflect industry practice. Historical references and less common criteria will be relegated to annexes. Since the beginning of this standard, there has been interest in determining spectral imbalance, temporal variation, and the presence of tones. This talk will briefly mention proposals\u0000 to quantify these aspects. Feedback from the industry is welcome to minimize the challenges associated with implementing this standard.","PeriodicalId":514177,"journal":{"name":"INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings","volume":" 33","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141833747","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}