Ahmed Elkhateeb

Form-Acoustics Relationship

Effect of Room Shape and Volume on the Quality of Speech

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Produktbeschreibung

This work examines the acoustical aspects that emerge from the self-properties of the various geometrical shapes. For this purpose, 16 shapes (625 m2 each) were categorized and acoustically tested using principally ODEON ver. 4.2. The main objective is to establish a relationship between room shape/form and the intelligibility of speech expressed in five acoustic indicators. For this objective, new architectural indicators were developed and a complete set of adopted acoustic indicators were suggested to judge precisely the quality of speech in a room. The work was carried out in three phases. The first investigates Shape-Acoustics relationship (Chapter 2). The second investigates Volume-Acoustics relationship (Chapter 3) and the last investigates Form-Acoustics relationship (Chapter 4). While Chapter 1 is an introductory part that reviews the theoretical background of the work, Chapter 5 presents the conclusions and the main findings of the work. This is perhaps the first time to visualize rather than describe the type and distribution of the acoustical fields within a room. It should be especially useful for architects and researchers involved in the design of speech rooms.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 456
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. November 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 697g
• ISBN-13: 9783659265501
• ISBN-10: 3659265500
• Artikelnr.: 36832487

Autorenporträt

B. Arch (1990), M.Sc. (1996) and Ph.D. (2002) in architectural acoustics, Ain Shams University ASU. He worked in the same university until summer 2011. As of fall 2012; he is Full Professor of architecture and building science in ASU (on leave). Currently he is working in the Faculty of Environmental Design of KAU, Saudi Arabia