scholarly journals Sound Pressure Measurements in Urban Areas

10.5772/9565 ◽  
2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando A. N. Castro Pinto
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Sound Pressure ◽  
Pressure Measurements

Experimental Study on Dynamic Behavior of a Rolling Agricultural Tire

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katsuhide Fujita ◽  
Takashi Saito ◽  
Toru Yamazaki
Keyword(s):  
Natural Frequency ◽  
Dynamic Behavior ◽  
Sound Pressure ◽  
Vibration Mode ◽  
Excitation Frequency ◽  
Resonance State ◽  
Natural Mode ◽  
Pressure Measurements ◽  
The Road ◽  
Agricultural Machines

When agricultural machines are operated on pavements, the vibration and noise caused by the interaction between the tire lugs and the road surface are inevitable. In conventional studies, it is considered that the dynamic behavior of a rolling agricultural tire is influenced by the vibration characteristics of the tire. Resonance occurs when the lug excitation frequency of the tire, which is defined as the lug number multiplied by the number of revolutions of the tire, becomes equal to the natural frequency of the tire. In other words, the rolling tire shows large vibrations in the direction of the natural mode corresponding to the natural frequency of the tire. However, the vibration mode of the rolling tire in resonance state has not yet been clarified. In this study, it is confirmed that the dynamic behavior of the rolling tire can be evaluated by performing sound pressure measurements using closely located microphones to the tire. Further, the vibration mode in the resonance state is identified by performing simultaneous measurements of the sound pressure, and the vibration mode corresponds to the natural mode of the tire is confirmed as well.

A study of brake disc modal behaviour during squeal generation using high-speed electronic speckle pattern interferometry and near-field sound pressure measurements

2000 ◽  
Vol 214 (3) ◽  
pp. 285-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Reeves ◽  
N Taylor ◽  
C Edwards ◽  
D Williams ◽  
C. H. Buckberry
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Sound Pressure ◽  
Surface Deformation ◽  
Speckle Pattern ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Electronic Speckle Pattern Interferometry ◽  
Brake Disc ◽  
Pressure Measurements ◽  
Near Field Sound ◽  
Field Sound

The out-of-plane surface vibration of a brake disc during naturally excited squeal has been investigated using a combination of high-speed electronic speckle pattern interferometry (ESPI) and near-field sound pressure measurements. Both techniques provide visualization and quantification of the time-resolved surface velocity. A mathematical description of disc brake squeal modal behaviour is proposed that predicts accurately all of the experimentally observed interferometry and sound field measurements. The complex mode description proposed here is in agreement with that proposed by others for drum brake squeal. This assumes that two identical diametral modes are excited simultaneously, identical except for a spatial and temporal phase shift. The use of a near-field microphone array provided a convenient multipoint, non-contacting vibration probe which may find use in the study of other vibrations characterized by high surface amplitudes and efficient sound radiation. The high-speed ESPI provided a real-time visualization of surface deformation analogous to double- pulsed holographic interferometry, with the benefit of giving a true time series of the surface deformation during a single vibration cycle.

scholarly journals Differential Intracochlear Sound Pressure Measurements in Human Temporal Bones with an Off-the-Shelf Sensor

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Grossöhmichen ◽  
Rolf Salcher ◽  
Klaus Püschel ◽  
Thomas Lenarz ◽  
Hannes Maier
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Stimulation ◽  
Pressure Sensor ◽  
Sound Pressure ◽  
Ossicular Chain ◽  
Acoustic Stimulation ◽  
Pressure Measurements ◽  
Output Level ◽  
Custom Made ◽  
Temporal Bones

The standard method to determine the output level of acoustic and mechanical stimulation to the inner ear is measurement of vibration response of the stapes in human cadaveric temporal bones (TBs) by laser Doppler vibrometry. However, this method is reliable only if the intact ossicular chain is stimulated. For other stimulation modes an alternative method is needed. The differential intracochlear sound pressure between scala vestibuli (SV) and scala tympani (ST) is assumed to correlate with excitation. Using a custom-made pressure sensor it has been successfully measured and used to determine the output level of acoustic and mechanical stimulation. To make this method generally accessible, an off-the-shelf pressure sensor (Samba Preclin 420 LP, Samba Sensors) was tested here for intracochlear sound pressure measurements. During acoustic stimulation, intracochlear sound pressures were simultaneously measurable in SV and ST between 0.1 and 8 kHz with sufficient signal-to-noise ratios with this sensor. The pressure differences were comparable to results obtained with custom-made sensors. Our results demonstrated that the pressure sensor Samba Preclin 420 LP is usable for measurements of intracochlear sound pressures in SV and ST and for the determination of differential intracochlear sound pressures.

scholarly journals Intracochlear Sound Pressure Measurements in Normal Human Temporal Bones During Bone Conduction Stimulation

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 523-539 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christof Stieger ◽  
Xiying Guan ◽  
Rosemary B. Farahmand ◽  
Brent F. Page ◽  
Julie P. Merchant ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sound Pressure ◽  
Bone Conduction ◽  
Pressure Measurements ◽  
Normal Human ◽  
Temporal Bones

scholarly journals Impact of the COVID-19 Lockdown Measures on Noise Levels in Urban Areas—A Pre/during Comparison of Long-Term Sound Pressure Measurements in the Ruhr Area, Germany

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 4653
Author(s):  
Jonas Hornberg ◽  
Timo Haselhoff ◽  
Bryce T. Lawrence ◽  
Jonas L. Fischer ◽  
Salman Ahmed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Sound Pressure ◽  
Urban Forest ◽  
Noise Pollution ◽  
Time Of Day ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Noise Levels ◽  
Ruhr Area ◽  
Main Street

Background: A major source of noise pollution is traffic. In Germany, the SARS-CoV-2 lockdown caused a substantial decrease in mobility, possibly affecting noise levels. The aim is to analyze the effects of the lockdown measures on noise levels in the densely populated Ruhr Area. We focus on the analysis of noise levels before and during lockdown considering different land use types, weekdays, and time of day. Methods: We used data from 22 automatic sound devices of the SALVE (Acoustic Quality and Health in Urban Environments) project, running since 2019 in Bochum, Germany. We performed a pre/during lockdown comparison of A-weighted equivalent continuous sound pressure levels. The study period includes five weeks before and five weeks during the SARS-CoV-2 induced administrative lockdown measures starting on 16 March 2020. We stratified our data by land use category (LUC), days of the week, and daytime. Results: We observed highest noise levels pre-lockdown in the ‘main street’ and ‘commercial areas’ (68.4 ± 6.7 dB resp. 61.0 ± 8.0 dB), while in ‘urban forests’ they were lowest (50.9 ± 6.6 dB). A distinct mean overall noise reduction of 5.1 dB took place, with noise reductions occurring in each LUC. However, the magnitude of noise levels differed considerably between the categories. Weakest noise reductions were found in the ‘main street’ (3.9 dB), and strongest in the ‘urban forest’, ‘green space’, and ‘residential area’ (5.9 dB each). Conclusions: Our results are in line with studies from European cities. Strikingly, all studies report noise reductions of about 5 dB. Aiming at a transformation to a health-promoting urban mobility can be a promising approach to mitigating health risks of noise in cities. Overall, the experiences currently generated by the pandemic offer data for best practices and policies for the development of healthy urban transportation—the effects of a lower traffic and more tranquil world were experienced firsthand by people during this time.

Reconstruction of the Force Applied to a Plate in the Time Domain From Sound Pressure Measurements

2020 ◽  
Vol 142 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chuan-Xing Bi ◽  
Long Hu ◽  
Yong-Bin Zhang ◽  
Xiao-Zheng Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Time Domain ◽  
Sound Pressure ◽  
Microphone Array ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Impulse Response Function ◽  
Time History ◽  
Pressure Measurements ◽  
Concentrated Force ◽  
Vibration Responses ◽  
The Time Domain

Abstract This paper provides a non-contact approach to reconstruct the distributed or concentrated force applied to a plate in the time domain. This approach is based on sound pressure measurements and is realized by coupling the techniques of real-time near-field acoustic holography (RT-NAH) and force reconstruction. A microphone array is used to measure the sound pressures in the near field of the plate. The measured sound pressures are taken as the inputs of the RT-NAH to reconstruct the vibration responses, including the normal acceleration, velocity, and displacement, on the surface of the plate. With the reconstructed vibration responses, the equation of motion governing the forced vibration can be further processed to reconstruct the force applied to the plate in the time domain. In the process of reconstructing the vibration responses, a displacement–pressure impulse response function is derived for the first time and is used in the RT-NAH. Results of numerical simulations as well as experiments demonstrate that the proposed approach can identify the location of the force accurately and reconstruct the time history of the force effectively, thereby helping to diagnose the mechanical cause of the radiated noise.

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