A Rapid Barrier Height Calculation Method

Authors

  • J. R. Hemingway SNC/GECO Canada Inc., Toronto, Ontario

Abstract

One of the difficulties in designing a barrier to attenuate sound levels outdoors is that although it is easy to calculate the attenuation a certain barrier height will give, it is not so easy to reverse the process to determine what barrier height is necessary to provide a certain attenuation. In this paper we present a method that provides a simple, rapid and convenient procedure for calculating the barrier height to provide a required sound attenuation with acceptable accuracy.

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Published

1977-10-01

How to Cite

1.
Hemingway JR. A Rapid Barrier Height Calculation Method. Canadian Acoustics [Internet]. 1977 Oct. 1 [cited 2024 Jul. 23];5(4):14-21. Available from: https://jcaa.caa-aca.ca/index.php/jcaa/article/view/408

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 4 (1977)

Section

Technical Articles

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