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Model Sound Propagation Calculations
Modeling consists of entering sound power levels to represent each significant source of noise associated with a given project and then calculating the total sound pressure level that results from all these sources acting together at one or more distant points of interest.

The calculations from source input level to receptor output level require the consideration of a number of factors, such as:

» Source Type (Point, Area, Line, etc.)
» Distance Loss
» Atmospheric Air Absorption Losses
» Ground Interaction Effects
» Blockage from Other On-site Structures or Equipment
» Losses from Intervening Trees or other Off-site Obstructions
» Losses from Noise Barriers or Berms
» Potential Losses due to Intervening Terrain
» Wind Direction and Speed
» Atmospheric Temperature Gradients
» Cloud Cover


All of these influences on sound propagation are considered in every model we run using algorithms from accepted international standards and research, such as:

» ISO 9613 Sound Propagation Outdoors
» Verein Deutscher Ingenieure (VDI) 2714 Schallausbreitung im Freien
» CONCAWE Report No. 4/81 Propagation of Noise from Petroleum and
    Petrochemical Complexes to Neighboring Communities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 






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