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Influence of social and behavioural characteristics of users on their evaluation of subjective loudness and acoustic comfort in shopping malls. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 A large-scale subjective survey was conducted in six shopping malls in Harbin City, China, to determine the influence of social and behavioural characteristics of users on their evaluation of subjective loudness and acoustic comfort.
Qi Meng, Jian Kang
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Effects of individual sound sources on the subjective loudness and acoustic comfort in underground shopping streets [PDF]
Science of the Total Environment, 2012 Previous studies have demonstrated that human evaluation of subjective loudness and acoustic comfort depends on a series of factors in a particular situation rather than only on sound pressure levels.
Jian Kang
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Acoustic comfort in large dining spaces [PDF]
Applied Acoustics, 2017 © 2016 Elsevier Ltd This study carried out a questionnaire field investigation in two typical large dining spaces. The results suggest that the acoustic comfort of diners has an influence on the comfort evaluation of the overall dining environment, and background noise is an important factor affecting the acoustic comfort evaluation of diners. The role
Jian Kang
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Buildings, 2022 To explore the effects of acoustic perception on outdoor thermal comfort, acoustic perception in five typical open spaces in a campus in China’s cold region with common soundscapes was evaluated by using meteorological measures, sound level devices, and ...
Huiying Chen +4 more
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Acoustic comfort in large railway stations [PDF]
Applied Acoustics, 2020 Abstract Large railway stations attract a wide range of passengers and citizens, and these buildings are likely to have a complex acoustic environment. Previous studies have focused on reducing people’s exposure to excessive sound levels caused by transportation, but more research is needed to assess people’s preferences and ensure their ...
Wu, Y, Kang, J, Zheng, W, Wu, Y
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Visualization of Acoustic Comfort in an Open-Plan, High-Performance Glass Building
Buildings, 2022 The aesthetic and functional appeal of high-performance, open-plan office buildings presents special challenges. Extensive use of glass at the building’s perimeter to improve visual comfort and office communication can negatively impact acoustic comfort ...
Aldo A. Glean +2 more
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Room Acoustical Parameters as Predictors of Acoustic Comfort in Outdoor Spaces of Housing Complexes
Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 Room acoustical parameters have frequently been used to evaluate or predict the acoustical performance in rooms. For housing complexes in urban areas with high population density, it is important to improve acoustic performance not solely indoors, but ...
Armin Taghipour +6 more
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UHD Journal of Science and Technology, 2023 Acoustic comfort is one of the essential needs for people to live in calm and comfort in dwellings. Because of technological and industrial development, noise pollution became one of the big dangers that impacts human psychologically and physiologically.
Shilan Ameen Mustafa +1 more
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Field study on the influence of spatial and environmental characteristics on the evaluation of subjective loudness and acoustic comfort in underground shopping streets [PDF]
, 2013 A large-scale measurement and subjective survey was undertaken in five underground shopping streets to determine the influence of spatial and environmental characteristics on users’ subjective loudness and acoustic comfort.
Meng, Q., Kang, J., Jin, H.
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Evaluation of Acoustic Comfort and Sound Energy Transmission in a Yacht
Energies, 2023 After being neglected for a long time, in the last years, ships have been recognized and studied as sound emitters. The sound energy they generate impacts the outside, but it can also affect the indoor quality of life if the environments are not properly
Simon Kanka +4 more
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