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WorksheetsNoise Control & Acoustic Design
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 5mins
Noise is unwanted sound considered unpleasant, loud or disruptive to hearing.
True
False
There are structure-borne sound and airborne sound.
True
False
Listening to loud music instead of loud noise will not affect our hearing.
True
False
Among impacts of noise are:- (you can select more than 1 answer)
Hearing Loss
Stress
Habit of Shouting
Psychiatric Disorder
Most reported cases for Occupational Disease and Poisoning in 2017 are noise-related.
True
False
To reduce noise, measures can be taken at... (you can select more than 1 answer)
Source
In Path
Listener
Architects are only responsible to reduce noise at receiver's level.
True
False
Eliminating noise at the source is more effective than solving noise problems at receiver's level.
True
False
The following are the main noise control methods (you can select more than 1 answer)
Acoustical Site Planning
Barrier
Acoustical Building Construction Method / Material
Acoustical Architectural Design
Increasing Natural Ventilation
Noise can be reduced by better acoustical site planning such as (you can select more than 1 answer)
Increase distance between noise and receiver
Place less noise-sensitive space/building between noise and receiver
Orientating receiver's building away from noise
Clustered Planning Development
Group buildings together without considering their acoustic needs
When designing a building, good space arrangement DOES NOT reduce noise in more noise-sensitive rooms/area.
True
False
This image shows that exterior noise can be reduce by.. (you can select more than 1 answer)
Use solid balcony railings
Install insulation at balcony ceiling
Installing reflector at balcony ceiling
Use hollow railings
High Rise podium can work as sound barrier
True
False
Increasing sound attenuation at walls can be achieved by... (you can select more than 1 answer)
Increse mass (thickness of wall)
Add air space
Add sound insulation
Use perforated walls
Soft furnitures, curtains, and carpet will help to reduce interior noise by...
Attenuation
Reflection
Absorption
Reduction
Acoustically, plants are better than solid walls at reducing noise
True
False
The best noise control method is...
Site Planning
Acoustical Architectural Design
Barriers
Acoustical Construction and Materials
To be decided on Case by Case basis
