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SONITUS SCELERISQUE URBANA

Andrade Paes Maya, Nadja (2019) In Diploma work IDEL01 20191
Industrial Design
Abstract
This thesis investigates the possibility of solving the problem of urban noise pollution by applying the principals of indoor
acoustics on an outdoor environment. The city of Malmö, Sweden, was chosen due to its advanced world leading
noise research and dynamic urban setting. All of the necessary information, data and measurements were acquired
through research and practical experimentation in close collaboration different departments and professionals at Malmö
Municipal Council, LTH, Lund University and Airglass AB, Staffanstorp. The findings in this work show, that the acoustic
characteristics of the room created by the built environment in the studied affected areas is diffused due to its large
volume of air, and modal -... (More)
This thesis investigates the possibility of solving the problem of urban noise pollution by applying the principals of indoor
acoustics on an outdoor environment. The city of Malmö, Sweden, was chosen due to its advanced world leading
noise research and dynamic urban setting. All of the necessary information, data and measurements were acquired
through research and practical experimentation in close collaboration different departments and professionals at Malmö
Municipal Council, LTH, Lund University and Airglass AB, Staffanstorp. The findings in this work show, that the acoustic
characteristics of the room created by the built environment in the studied affected areas is diffused due to its large
volume of air, and modal - enabling manifestations of standing waves in the mid-and lower frequency area of 100 Hz-
1200 Hz. By regarding the city as a whole, using its built environment, its infrastructure and varied landscapes as different
elements all working together to prevent unwanted sound emissions, new acoustic treatment possibilities emerged,
resulting in a fully-working, tailor-made outdoor aerogel absorbent prototype and the potential future development of
urban noise elimination through the use of nanotechnology and destructive interference. However, extensive laboratory
testing still needs to be concluded, to reveal the full extent of the viable applications within the field of acoustics. (Less)
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author
Andrade Paes Maya, Nadja
supervisor
organization
alternative title
DEALING WITH URBAN NOISE POLLUTION - KEEPING A CITY IN TUNE FOR ITS CITIZENS
course
IDEL01 20191
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Design, urban noise pollution, acoustics, aerogel, physics, nanotechnology
publication/series
Diploma work
report number
ISBN: 978-91-637-0978-4, 978-91-637-0979-1
language
English
id
8971643
date added to LUP
2019-03-20 16:03:21
date last changed
2019-03-20 16:03:21
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  abstract     = {{This thesis investigates the possibility of solving the problem of urban noise pollution by applying the principals of indoor 
acoustics on an outdoor environment. The city of Malmö, Sweden, was chosen due to its advanced world leading 
noise research and dynamic urban setting. All of the necessary information, data and measurements were acquired 
through research and practical experimentation in close collaboration different departments and professionals at Malmö 
Municipal Council, LTH, Lund University and Airglass AB, Staffanstorp. The findings in this work show, that the acoustic 
characteristics of the room created by the built environment in the studied affected areas is diffused due to its large 
volume of air, and modal - enabling manifestations of standing waves in the mid-and lower frequency area of 100 Hz-
1200 Hz. By regarding the city as a whole, using its built environment, its infrastructure and varied landscapes as different 
elements all working together to prevent unwanted sound emissions, new acoustic treatment possibilities emerged, 
resulting in a fully-working, tailor-made outdoor aerogel absorbent prototype and the potential future development of 
urban noise elimination through the use of nanotechnology and destructive interference. However, extensive laboratory 
testing still needs to be concluded, to reveal the full extent of the viable applications within the field of acoustics.}},
  author       = {{Andrade Paes Maya, Nadja}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{Diploma work}},
  title        = {{SONITUS SCELERISQUE URBANA}},
  year         = {{2019}},
}