Effects of apartment building facade and balcony design on the reduction of exterior noise

Lee, Pyoung Jik ORCID: 0000-0002-0328-9175, Kim, Yong Hee, Jeon, Jin Yong and Song, Kyoo Dong (2007) Effects of apartment building facade and balcony design on the reduction of exterior noise. BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT, 42 (10). pp. 3517-3528. ISSN 0360-1323, 1873-684X

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Abstract

The effects of building façade and balcony design on the reduction of exterior noise were investigated by measuring the noise from traffic at an apartment complex located by a road side as well as the sound field characteristics of an area surrounded by four apartment buildings. The efficiency of different balcony forms for reducing exterior noise was determined using a 1:50 scale model and a single spark source. It was found that parapets were more effective in reducing exterior noise than lintels. Based on the measurements of the parapet used for this study and the absorptive materials in the scale model, a maximum noise reduction of 23dB was obtained. Lastly, a computer simulation was conducted in order to predict the noise reduction level of lintels and parapets. The results of the simulation were compared to the results of the scale model test. Our results indicate that this method of exterior noise reduction can be useful in high-rise buildings where tall barriers cannot be built.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Issue date: October 2007.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	exterior noise, facades, balcony, noise reduction, scale model, computer simulation
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Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	10 Nov 2014 15:47
Last Modified:	07 Dec 2024 13:19
DOI:	10.1016/j.buildenv.2006.10.044
Publisher's Statement :	NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Building and Environment. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Building and Environment, vol 42, issue 10, 2007 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2006.10.044 .
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/2000919