Sound Attenuation of an Acoustic Barrier Made with Metamaterials

Authors

  • Gino Iannace Universita degli Study della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
  • Umberto Berardi Ryerson University http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0508-6195
  • Giuseppe Ciaburro Università degli Studi della Campania « Luigi Vanvitelli »
  • Amelia Trematerra Università degli Studi della Campania « Luigi Vanvitelli »

Keywords:

metamaterials, acoustic barrier, insertion loss, scale model

Abstract

Metamaterials represent a new approach in applied acoustics and noise control fields, although the first studies of them date back to a half century ago to Viselago, and later to Pendry. In this paper, after a brief introduction to the state of art of metamaterials for acoustic applications, the sound attenuation of an acoustic barrier made following metamaterial rules is investigated. A 1:10 scale model was built using cylindrical wooden bars, 30 cm high and 1.5 cm in diameter. The total length of the barrier model was 100 cm. The barrier was investigated for four alternating rows of cylindrical bars, spacing each bar with an empty space to create different regular geometries. The insertion losses of each configuration are reported.

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Published

2019-11-06

How to Cite

1.
Iannace G, Berardi U, Ciaburro G, Trematerra A. Sound Attenuation of an Acoustic Barrier Made with Metamaterials. Canadian Acoustics [Internet]. 2019 Nov. 6 [cited 2024 Oct. 3];47(4). Available from: https://jcaa.caa-aca.ca/index.php/jcaa/article/view/3308

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Section

Article - Engineering Acoustics / Noise Control