Evaluation of psychoacoustic annoyance and perception of noise annoyance inside university facilities Article uri icon

abstract

  • The levels of noise produced in university facilities by students, increases the noise annoyance. The quality of life and the academic performance of university students could be inuenced by this factor. Unfortunately, as far as methodology is concerned, there are no regulations or standards that allow for the correct evaluation of noise annoyance at educative facilities. In this work a method for the evaluation of noise annoyance and an indicator of noise annoyance are presented. In order to obtain a numerical value, a percentage index, and a verbal index that represents the noise annoyance in a specific area at university facilities, psychoacoustic annoyance (PA) and evaluation of perception of noise annoyance has been related. Resulting from this correlation an indicator of noise annoyance was proposed. The results were associated with this indicator. The method and the proposed indicator allow for deeper evaluation of noise annoyance and facilitate the development of appropriate actions against noise. © 2018 International Institute of Acoustics and Vibrations. All rights reserved.

publication date

  • 2018-01-01