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    This document discusses key concepts in room acoustics including sound reflection, sound absorption, and reverberation time. Sound reflection is used to move sound from the source to the receiver while sound absorption stops sounds from travelling long distances and creating echoes. Reverberation time is the time it takes for sound pressure level to drop by 60 decibels and determines a room's acoustic performance.

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    ESA 430:

    ROOM ACOUSTICS

    School of the Built Environment


    Background to Room Acoustics
    • Key objective: is to ensure that sound produced in a room is
    properly heard without interference
    • This is for different types of rooms where communication
    through sound is important:
    – Lecture room
    – Concert hall
    – Opera Auditorium
    – Combination of Lecture and Concert functions
    • In some cases spaces need complete isolation to avoid
    interference from external noises
    • Spaces such as Opera Auditorium, Concert Halls, etc
    • These will have no openings so they will rely on artificial
    lighting and ventilation
    Main concepts in Room Acoustics
    • Sound reflection:
    – Used to move sound from one part of the room (source) to another
    (receiver)
    – Sound reinforcement so that the sound is properly heard
    • Sound absorption:
    – Used to stop sounds from travelling very long distances thereby
    creating an echo
    – Used to regulate the amount of time it takes for sound to die down
    before it becomes an echo or a nuisance
    • Reverberation Time:
    – The time it takes for Sound Pressure Level in a room to drop by 60dbs
    – It determines the acoustic performance of any room
    • Sightlines:
    – This is the direct line of sight between the source and the receiver
    – There is need to create unobstructed line of sight between the two
    – If you can see the source then you can hear the sound better
    Sound Reflection
    • When sound strikes a surface, some of the sound
    energy is reflected in all cases except that of
    perfect absorbers – an open window
    • The amount of sound reflected will depend on
    the physical characteristics of the surface
    • As a general rule: Hard surfaces produce more
    reflected sound
    • For any situation of sound reflection: the angle of
    incidence is equal to the angle of reflection
    Sound Reflection
    • Used to deal with the negative effects of the inverse
    square law
    – The SPL drops the further one moves away from the source
    – Reflected or reverberant sound is used to raise the level of
    sound so that it is heard even at distances that are removed
    from the source
    – It is possible to target specific locations in the room to raise
    the sound levels using the following rule: Angle of incidence =
    Angle of reflection
    – Judicious placement of reflectors: This calls for the judicious
    placement of reflective surfaces
    – Early Reflection: One of the importance rules is early
    reflection of sound so that it does not travel too long a
    distance as to cause an echo
    Sound Absorption
    • Sound absorption:
    – Used to stop sounds from travelling very long
    distances thereby creating an echo

    – Used to regulate the amount of time it takes for


    sound to die down before it becomes an echo or
    a nuisance
    Reverberation Time (RT)
    Definition:
    • Time taken for a sound to drop by 60dbs
    • It is measured in seconds
    • RT = 0.163V/ ԐA
    – Where: V is the volume of the room (M3)
    ԐA is the total absorption in the room
    This is found by multiplying the
    absorption coefficient (ἀ) of each
    material with the surface area of the
    material (s) - ἀ x s
    Reverberation Time (RT)
    Thus ԐA:
    - ἀ1 x s1 – for material 1 = A1
    - ἀ2 x s2 – for material 2 = A2
    - ἀ3 x s3 – for material 3 = A3
    - ἀ4 x s4 – for material 4 = A4
    A1+ A2+A3+A4 = ԐA
    - As a general rule: the higher the ԐA the lower
    the RT and vice versa
    What is the ideal RT?

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