Noise pollution in a general hospital

Auteurs-es

  • Sergio Luzzi Ordine degli Ingegneri della PF, Via Stibbert n.1, 50134 Florence, Italy
  • Stefano Falchi Ordine degli Ingegneri della PF, Via Stibbert n.1, 50134 Florence, Italy

Mots-clés :

Acoustic emissions, Hospitals, Natural frequencies, Noise abatement, Noise generators, Speech intelligibility, Structural design, Walls (structural partitions), Noise sources

Résumé

The case studies on noise pollution carried out in some General Hospitals in Tuscany (Italy) were presented. The acoustic performance of the hospital was analyzed considering the sources and receivers of the noise inside and outside the building. The systems generating noise pollution were studied and frequency characterization of the emissions was performed. Results suggested that the design of systems, plants, rooms and perimetrical walls should be changed to minimize the noise.

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Publié-e

2002-09-01

Comment citer

1.
Luzzi S, Falchi S. Noise pollution in a general hospital. Canadian Acoustics [Internet]. 1 sept. 2002 [cité 10 mai 2026];30(3):128-9. Disponible à: https://jcaa.caa-aca.ca/index.php/jcaa/article/view/1488

Numéro

Vol. 30 No. 3 (2002)

Rubrique

Actes du congrès de la Semaine canadienne d'acoustique

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