Change in Canada’s national building code—Assessing flanking sound transmission in concrete-masonry constructions

2015 ◽  
Vol 138 (3) ◽  
pp. 1758-1758
Author(s):  
Berndt Zeitler ◽  
Frances King ◽  
Jeffrey Mahn ◽  
Christoph Hoeller
Keyword(s):  
Sound Transmission ◽  
Building Code ◽  
Concrete Masonry

Convective Storms and the Insurance Industry: Challenges and Opportunities

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirsten D. Orwig
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Tropical Cyclones ◽  
Insurance Industry ◽  
Property Values ◽  
Construction Materials ◽  
The United States ◽  
Building Code ◽  
Convective Storms ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Insured Loss

Convective storms affect countries worldwide, with billions in losses and dozens of fatalities every year. They are now the key insured loss driver in the United States, even after considering the losses sustained by tropical cyclones in 2017. Since 2008, total insured losses from convective storms have exceeded $10 billion per year. Additionally, these losses continue to increase year over year. Key loss drivers include increased population, buildings, vehicles, and property values. However, other loss drivers relate to construction materials and practices, as well as building code adoption and enforcement. The increasing loss trends pose a number of challenges for the insurance industry and broader society. These challenges are discussed, and some recommendations are presented.

scholarly journals Contribution of the Flexible Incudo-Malleal Joint to Middle-Ear Sound Transmission under Static Pressure Loads

2021 ◽  
pp. 108272
Author(s):  
Birthe Warnholtz ◽  
Merlin Schär ◽  
Benjamin Sackmann ◽  
Michael Lauxmann ◽  
Michail Chatzimichalis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle Ear ◽  
Static Pressure ◽  
Sound Transmission
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