Feasibility analysis of an active technology to improve acoustic comfort in buildings |
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Authors: | Berardo Naticchia Alessandro Carbonari |
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Affiliation: | Department of Architecture, Construction and Structures, Faculty of Engineering, Polytechnic University of Marche, via Brecce Bianche 60131 Ancona, Italy |
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Abstract: | In buildings, windows and glazed facades are often the preferred noise path for exterior disturbing noise towards the interior. Since passive means for improving sound transmission loss (STL) of glazed facades are very expensive and are effective only at high frequencies, an active controller that increases the STL in the low-frequency range is an attractive approach for reducing the noise level in buildings with glazed facades, guaranteeing the performance required by the 89/106/CEE European Directive, which made protection against noise a compulsory requirement for buildings. As buildings are often inserted in highly inhabited urban areas, near infrastructures and plants radiating high noise levels, the strategic importance of this task is increasing, together with the importance of acoustic comfort inside buildings. |
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Keywords: | Sound transmission loss Active structural acoustic control Curtain walls Acoustic comfort Piezoelectric actuators |
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