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1. Calculate the SPL in dB of a noise source whose rms pressure is 7.2 N/m2.
2. The noise level from a factory with ten identical machines measured near some
residential property was found to be 54 dB. The maximum permitted at night is 50 dB.
How many machines are allowed to run?
3. A machine was found to produce the following noise spectrum.
Band 47.5 112.5 225
Hz
db
95
84
80

450

900

68

65

1800 3600 7400

61

60

60

Calculate the SPL in dB Linear and dB A

4.

Two machines of sound power 4 watts and 10 watts are produced on a ground

level. The distances from a listener are 10 m and 20 m respectively. The ground is a
typical non absorbing factory floor. What will be the SPL at the listener?
5.
In a test to measure the sound power level of a unbaffled loud speaker it was found
that the sound pressure everywhere on the surface of an imaginary sphere of radius 3 m
centred at the loud speaker was 0.2 N/m2 . Calculate the SPL at 3 m and the SWL of the
source.
6.
7

Calculate the change in SPL if the sound pressure is doubled

Calculate the change in SWL if the sound power is doubled.

8 Two sound sources are operating together. One produces a sound pressure level of 74
dB when operating by itself and the other produce a sound pressure level of 70dB when
operating by itself. Calculate the SPL due to both operating together .
9

Calculate the Leq for the following exposure of two sources of noise.

Source 1: 5 minutes at 120 dBA, 20 minutes at 105 dBA and 6 hours at

95 dBA
Source 2: 1 0 minutes at 114 dBA 45 minutes at 105 dBA and 5 hours at
92 dBA
S10.

(a) Discuss the use of an A weighting network found in Sound Level Meter.
What are the limitations of using the A weighting network for noise
control design and specification.
(b) Explain briefly on methods of noise control.

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(c) A noise control enclosure is to be used in turn for two sources X and Y.
Determine the A weighted attenuation for each source and discuss these
results. Table below gives the specification.
Frequency Hz
Source X dB
Source Y dB
Barrier Performance dB

63
90
20
-5

125
80
30
-10

250
70
40
-15

500
60
50
-20

1000
50
60
-25

2000
40
70
-25

4000
30
80
-25

8000
20
90
-25

S11.

(a) Explain briefly what is Sound Pressure Level (SPL) and Sound Power Level
(SWL).
(b) The noise level from a factory with eight identical machines measured near
some residential area was found to be 65 dB. If the maximum
permitted noise
level at night is 60 dB, how many machines are allowed
to run from this
factory?
(c) Three Machines of sound power 5 watts, 10 watts and 15 watts are produced
on a ground level. The distances from a listener are 10 m, 20 m and 25
m
respectively. Calculate the sound pressure level (SPL) at the listener.
Assume
the ground is a typical non absorbing floor.
S12(a) Terangkan perkara-perkara berikut:
(i)
Paras Kuasa Bunyi SWL (Sound Power Level)
(ii)
Paras Tekanan Bunyi SPL (Sound Pressure Level)
(iii)
Keamatan Bunyi (Sound Intensity)
(iv)
Kuasa Bunyi (Sound Power)
(v)
Tekanan Bunyi (Sound Pressure)
Tunjukkan hubungan di antara nisbah tekanan (pressure ratio) dan nisbah
keamatan (intensity ratio)
(b) (i) Kirakan pertambahan SPL apabila tekanan bunyi (Sound Pressure) digandakan
dua kali (doubled).
(ii) Kirakan pertambahan SWL apabila kuasa bunyi (Sound Power) digandakan
dua kali (doubled).
Berikan jawapan secara pengiraan.
(c) Paras bunyi bagi tiga punca yang di ukur pada jarak 10 m ia itu punca 1, punca 2
dan punca 3 masing-masingnya bernilai 81 dBA, 90 dBA dan 101 dBA. Sekiranya
seorang pemerhati berada pada jarak 75 m dari punca 1, 63 m dari punca 2 dan
60 m dari punca 3, kirakan paras bunyi (dBA) pada pemerhati apabila ketiga
punca bunyi di pasang serentak.
S13. a) Explain difference between sound absorption and sound insulation.
b) Define the room constant, R and the reverberation time, RT.
Given that:
Room constant, R

S
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Reverberation time, RT

0.16V
S

Explain the term S, V and use in above equations.

c) A new factory space was measured as 42 m length, 25 m width and 10 m high.
Floor surfaces are concrete, while walls and roof are of sheet metal decking.
Estimate the room constant, R and reverberation time, RT of this factory space.
Room or Space Acoustic Environment
Live
Fairly Live
Average
Fairly Dead

Typical Range of
0.07
0.15
0.40
0.50

S14. a) Explain briefly on transmission loss of a material or building element or partition.

b) An engineers office is located inside a workshop of 3000 m3 volume which has
reverberation time of 2 seconds. The workshop reverberant sound pressure level was 72
dB. If the office is to be constructed with demountable metal construction with an
average transmission loss of 35 dB, determine the reverberant sound pressure level inside
the office.
The office has a room dimension of 4 m length, 3 m width and 2.5 m height. The
4 m length wall is the common party wall with the workshop. The average room
absorption coefficient ( ) is 0.10.
If the office partition is to be constructed with the door 2 m2 of average 20 dB
transmission loss and glazing 4 m2 of average 27 dB transmission loss. The rest is metal
partition 4 m2 of average 35 dB transmission loss. Calculate the overall transmission loss
of the entire partition construction.
S15. Given that the total power at the surface of an imaginary sphere of radiation as
W = (p2 / c) 4r2 Watts , where for air c = 410 rayls and r is the
distance from source to receiver.
and
Sound pressure level, SPL = 10 Log (p2/p2ref)
Sound power level, SWL = 10 Log (W/Wref)
Where
Reference pressure, pref = 2 x 10-5 N/m2
Reference power, Wref = 10-12 watts
From the above equations, derive the relationship between the Sound pressure level, SPL
and the Sound power level, SWL is given by:
SPL = SWL 20 Log r 11

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S16. (a) The relationship between sound pressure level, SPL and sound power level, SWL
is given by the expression:
SPL = SWL + 10 Log (Q / 4r2+4 / Rc) dB
Briefly explain the definition and meaning of each of the above terms. You are not
required to prove the equation.
(b) A large room contains two noisy machines. The room is 10m x 16m with a 4.5m high
ceiling. The walls, ceiling and floor have absorption coefficients as given below.
Compute the average sound absorption coefficient, for this room.
Machine 1 is located at the corner of the room, and machine 2 located against the
16m length wall at the middle position of the wall. The sound power levels of both
machines are as given below. Determine the sound pressure level (in the overall dB(A)
level) at the centre mid position of the room (at the same level of the machines) when the
above two machines operating.
i.

Absorption coefficient

Absorption
Coefficient
125
0.01
0.10
0.01

Wall
Ceiling
Floor
ii.

250
0.05
0.25
0.01

Frequency
(Hz)
500
0.06
0.70
0.02

1000
0.07
0.75
0.02

2000
0.09
0.65
0.02

Sound Power Levels, dB (Linear)

Machine
Machine 1
(Generating Set)
Machine 2
(Compressor)

125
98

250
98

87

86

Frequency
(Hz)
500
97
89

1000
97

2000
96

92

92

S17. (a) Calculate the change in Sound Pressure Level, SPL if the sound pressure is
doubled and the changed in Sound Power Level, SWL if the sound power is doubled.
(b) Explain the following relating to noise:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.

Temporary Threshold Shift (TTS)

Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL)
Hearing Conservation Programme
Noise Control at Source, Transmission Path and Receiver.