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On site challenges for the construction of 16-storey condominium: as observed by a young civil engineering technologist [PDF]
, 2020 The difference between an engineer and an engineering technologist is that, an engineer would mainly focus and produce structural designs based on engineering calculations, while the job of an engineering technologist is to execute the design in the real
Chan, C. M. +2 more
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MANAGING THE ACOUSTIC CLIMATE IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS – A NEW APPROACH [PDF]
Management Systems in Production Engineering, 2013 The paper presents a new approach to shaping acoustic comfort as a process of managing the acoustic environment in urbanised areas. The research in this area focuses on the psychoacoustic aspect of shaping acoustic comfort in an urban environment.
Waldemar PASZKOWSKI
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PLoS ONE, 2023 This research proposes a simulation-based assessment of outdoor thermal and acoustic comfort for a planned business urban district in Singapore for retail planning using a customized OpenFOAM-centric multi-physics environmental simulation platform called
Po-Yen Lai +14 more
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Method of satisfaction based on-board acoustic comfort classification and its applications
Acta AcusticaAcoustic comfort is an important factor that passengers and crew usually consider for their on-board wellness. The classification is an efficient way to show the level of acoustic comfort on board.
Zhao Huanqi +4 more
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Evaluation Model of Specific Indoor Environment Overall Comfort Based on Effective-Function Method
Energies, 2017 The indoor overall environmental comfort of part limited spaces is studied in this paper. The operative temperature, illumination, and noise intensity are used as objective parameters in order to evaluate the thermal, luminous, and acoustic environment ...
Tieming Guo, Songtao Hu, Guodan Liu
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Acoustic comfort in open-plan offices: The role of employee characteristics [PDF]
, 2019 Purpose – This paper aims to determine the extent to which employees’ experiences of acoustic comfort, well-being and productivity in open-plan offices are determined by specific characteristics (including demographic information, task characteristics,
Haynes, Barry +3 more
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Influence of Contextual Factors on Soundscape in Urban Open Spaces
Applied Sciences, 2018 The acoustic environment in urban open spaces has played a key role for users. This study analyzed the different effects of contextual factors, including shop openness, season, and commercial function, on the soundscape in two typical commercial ...
Xiaolong Zhao +3 more
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The Comfort Map—A Possible Tool for Increasing Personal Comfort in Office Workplaces
Buildings, 2021 Previous studies have shown that indoor environmental quality (IEQ) parameters may have a considerable effect on office employees’ comfort, health and performance.
Ágnes Borsos +5 more
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Measurement methods and analysis tools for rail irregularities. A case study for urban tram track [PDF]
, 2015 Rail irregularities, in particular for urban railway infrastructures, are one of the main causes for the generation of noise and vibrations. In addition, repetitive loading may also lead to decay of the structural elements of the rolling stock.
Chiacchiari, Laura, Loprencipe, Giuseppe
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Journal of Asian Architecture and Building EngineeringIn this study, five outdoor open areas were selected as the study sites to investigate the effects of thermal and acoustic environments, physical activity levels, and pleasantness on evaluations of the thermal and acoustic comfort in outdoor open spaces.
Dahu Lin, Tingjun Li, Zilin Chen, Lei Li
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