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Research
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Research
Research is organised in three themes
Theme: Prediction Methods
Objectives:
- Further development of the approach of interactive noise mapping
- Design of engineering methods for non-directly exposed areas and for the influence of distant sources in quiet areas. This will also consider the influence of meteorological effects
- Further development of the Hybrid wave based/ray model for auralisation of traffic noise in urban centres
- Use and further development of state-of-the-art prediction methods for auralisation aiming to feed perceptual urban acoustics research and to act in combination with visualisation as a communication tool of urban sound environments
Theme: Soundscaping
Objectives:
- Development of computational model of auditory attention in urban environment
- Application of new audio-visual tools for the noise annoyance assessment of urban projects
- Development of methods for the classification of urban historic areas and the creation of restoring routes through multi-sensorial perception and expectation
- Evaluation of new indicators for soundscape perception
- Affordability of the application of the Soundscape approach to large scale infrastructure projects
Theme: Noise Control and Design
Objectives:
- The practical use of greening in the urban environment
- The possibilities to create and preserve quiet sides by shielding from direct traffic noise
- The performance of screens in combination with vegetation and nearby buildings
- Design of aesthetically accepted noise control measures for arterial
- Facade structure design from an acoustical and architectural point of view
- The development of optimisation strategies of integrating noise reduction elements and tools, and urban sound planning processes, through testing it in practical applications in case studies
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