Module Descriptors
SOUND AND NOISE CONTROL
MECH60477
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 6
15 credits
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 24
Independent Study Hours: 126
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- COURSEWORK weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
Coursework portfolio of practical sound assessments in a range of noisy environments (e.g. plant rooms, workshops, heavy traffic) weighted at 100%. (Learning outcomes 1-3)
Module Indicative Content
Review of sound propagation theory and terminology used in noise measurements, acoustics analysis and noise control.
Physiology of hearing, hearing conservation, effects of noise on hearing.
Methods of measuring sound, sound pressure level measurements and the effects of background noise.
Hearing conservation. Effect of noise on hearing.
Community reaction to noise and the likely effects of introducing a new noise source to a community environment.
Legal criteria regulations and international standards relating to sound and noise control.
Noise control measures vibration control, partitions, enclosures and barriers.
Beneficial and diagnostic aspects of sound measurements and control.
Physiology of hearing, hearing conservation, effects of noise on hearing.
Methods of measuring sound, sound pressure level measurements and the effects of background noise.
Hearing conservation. Effect of noise on hearing.
Community reaction to noise and the likely effects of introducing a new noise source to a community environment.
Legal criteria regulations and international standards relating to sound and noise control.
Noise control measures vibration control, partitions, enclosures and barriers.
Beneficial and diagnostic aspects of sound measurements and control.
Module Learning Strategies
24 hours lectures/tutorials
Learning on all aspects of the content will be facilitated by lectures and tutorials
Student centred learning
Learning on all aspects of the content will be facilitated by lectures and tutorials
Student centred learning
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None.
Module Resources
Engineering laboratories
Students will need access to a sound pressure level meter which has an octave band filter capability.
Students will need access to a sound pressure level meter which has an octave band filter capability.
Module Texts
L Bernak and I Ver (1992) Noise and Vibration Control Engineering: Principles and Applications, John Wily, ISBN 0-471-61751-2
D A Bies (2002), Engineering Noise Control, Spoon press, ISBN 0-419-20430-X
B S Smith, R J Peters and S Owen (1996), Acoustics and Noise Control, Addision-Wesley, ISBN 058088646
D A Bies (2002), Engineering Noise Control, Spoon press, ISBN 0-419-20430-X
B S Smith, R J Peters and S Owen (1996), Acoustics and Noise Control, Addision-Wesley, ISBN 058088646