{ "metadata": { "name": "", "signature": "sha256:c2afbaf4a700c8f5f48d1946053d882d86bb1b0270a68b2bbedc639668ea43be" }, "nbformat": 3, "nbformat_minor": 0, "worksheets": [ { "cells": [ { "cell_type": "heading", "level": 1, "metadata": {}, "source": [ "18: Acoustics of Buildings" ] }, { "cell_type": "heading", "level": 2, "metadata": {}, "source": [ "Example number 18.1, Page number 361" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "collapsed": false, "input": [ "\n", "\n", "#importing modules\n", "import math\n", "from __future__ import division\n", "\n", "#Variable declaration\n", "r = 200; #Distance of the point of reduction from the source(m)\n", "I_0 = 10**-12; #Final intensity of sound(W/m**2)\n", "I_f = 60; #Intensity gain of sound at the point of reduction(dB)\n", "\n", "#Calculation\n", "#As A_I = 10*log10(I/I_0), solving for I\n", "I = I_0*10**(I_f/10); #Initial Intensity of sound(W/m**2)\n", "P = 4*math.pi*r**2*I; #Output power of the sound source(W)\n", "P = math.ceil(P*100)/100; #rounding off the value of P to 2 decimals\n", "\n", "#Result\n", "print \"The output power of the sound source is\",P, \"W\"" ], "language": "python", "metadata": {}, "outputs": [ { "output_type": "stream", "stream": "stdout", "text": [ "The output power of the sound source is 0.51 W\n" ] } ], "prompt_number": 1 }, { "cell_type": "heading", "level": 2, "metadata": {}, "source": [ "Example number 18.2, Page number 361" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "collapsed": false, "input": [ "\n", "\n", "#importing modules\n", "import math\n", "from __future__ import division\n", "import numpy as np\n", "\n", "#Variable declaration\n", "I1 = 1; #For simplicity assume first intensity level to be unity(W/m**2)\n", "\n", "#Calculation\n", "I2 = 2*I1; #Intensity level after doubling(W/m**2)\n", "dA_I = 10*np.log10(I2/I1); #Difference in gain level(dB)\n", "\n", "#Result\n", "print \"The sound intensity level is increased by\",int(dA_I), \"dB\"" ], "language": "python", "metadata": {}, "outputs": [ { "output_type": "stream", "stream": "stdout", "text": [ "The sound intensity level is increased by 3 dB\n" ] } ], "prompt_number": 3 }, { "cell_type": "heading", "level": 2, "metadata": {}, "source": [ "Example number 18.3, Page number 361" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "collapsed": false, "input": [ "\n", "#importing modules\n", "import math\n", "from __future__ import division\n", "\n", "#Variable declaration\n", "V = 8000; #Volume of the hall(m**3)\n", "T = 1.5; #Reverbration time of the hall(s)\n", "\n", "#Calculation\n", "alpha_s = 0.167*V/T; #Sabine Formula giving total absorption of sound in the hall(OWU)\n", "alpha_s = math.ceil(alpha_s*10)/10; #rounding off the value of alpha_s to 1 decimal\n", "\n", "#Result\n", "print \"The total absorption of sound in the hall is\",alpha_s, \"OWU\"\n" ], "language": "python", "metadata": {}, "outputs": [ { "output_type": "stream", "stream": "stdout", "text": [ "The total absorption of sound in the hall is 890.7 OWU\n" ] } ], "prompt_number": 4 }, { "cell_type": "heading", "level": 2, "metadata": {}, "source": [ "Example number 18.4, Page number 362" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "collapsed": false, "input": [ "\n", "\n", "\n", "#importing modules\n", "import math\n", "from __future__ import division\n", "\n", "#Variable declaration\n", "V = 25*20*8; #Volume of the hall(m**3)\n", "T = 4; #Reverbration time of the hall(s)\n", "\n", "#Calculation\n", "S = 2*(25*20+25*8+20*8); #Total surface area of the hall(m**2)\n", "alpha = 0.167*V/(T*S); #Sabine Formule giving total absorption in the hall(OWU)\n", "alpha = math.ceil(alpha*10**4)/10**4; #rounding off the value of alpha to 4 decimals\n", "\n", "#Result\n", "print \"The average absorption coefficient of the surfaces is\",alpha, \"OWU/m**2\"\n" ], "language": "python", "metadata": {}, "outputs": [ { "output_type": "stream", "stream": "stdout", "text": [ "The average absorption coefficient of the surfaces is 0.0971 OWU/m**2\n" ] } ], "prompt_number": 5 }, { "cell_type": "heading", "level": 2, "metadata": {}, "source": [ "Example number 18.5, Page number 362" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "collapsed": false, "input": [ "\n", "\n", "#importing modules\n", "import math\n", "from __future__ import division\n", "\n", "#Variable declaration\n", "V = 475; #Volume of the hall(m**3)\n", "A_f = 100; #Area of the floor(m**2)\n", "A_c = 100; #Area of the ceiling(m**2)\n", "A_w = 200; #Area of the wall(m**2)\n", "alpha_w = 0.025; #Absorption coefficients of the wall(OWU/m**2)\n", "alpha_c = 0.02; #Absorption coefficients of the ceiling(OWU/m**2)\n", "alpha_f = 0.55; #Absorption coefficients of the floor(OWU/m**2)\n", "\n", "#Calculation\n", "alpha_s = (A_w*alpha_w)+(A_c*alpha_c)+(A_f*alpha_f); \n", "T = 0.167*V/alpha_s; #Sabine Formula for reverbration time(s)\n", "T = math.ceil(T*100)/100; #rounding off the value of T to 2 decimals\n", "\n", "#Result\n", "print \"The reverbration time for the hall is\",T, \"s\"\n" ], "language": "python", "metadata": {}, "outputs": [ { "output_type": "stream", "stream": "stdout", "text": [ "The reverbration time for the hall is 1.28 s\n" ] } ], "prompt_number": 6 }, { "cell_type": "heading", "level": 2, "metadata": {}, "source": [ "Example number 18.6, Page number 362" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "collapsed": false, "input": [ "\n", "\n", "#importing modules\n", "import math\n", "from __future__ import division\n", "\n", "#Variable declaration\n", "I0 = 1; #For simplicity assume initial sound intensity to be unity(W/m**2)\n", "A_I1 = 80; #First intensity gain of sound(dB)\n", "A_I2 = 70; #Second intensity gain of sound(dB)\n", "\n", "#Calculation\n", "#As A_I = 10*log10(I/I_0), solving for I1 and I2\n", "I1 = 10**(A_I1/10)*I0; #First intensity of sound(W/m**2)\n", "I2 = 10**(A_I2/10)*I0; #Second intensity of sound(W/m**2)\n", "I = I1 + I2; #Resultant intensity level of sound(W/m**2)\n", "A_I = 10*np.log10(I/I0); #Intensity gain of resultant sound(dB)\n", "A_I = math.ceil(A_I*10**3)/10**3; #rounding off the value of A_I to 3 decimals\n", "\n", "#Result\n", "print \"The intensity gain of resultant sound is\",A_I, \"dB\"\n", "\n", "#answer given in the book is wrong" ], "language": "python", "metadata": {}, "outputs": [ { "output_type": "stream", "stream": "stdout", "text": [ "The intensity gain of resultant sound is 80.414 dB\n" ] } ], "prompt_number": 7 }, { "cell_type": "code", "collapsed": false, "input": [], "language": "python", "metadata": {}, "outputs": [] } ], "metadata": {} } ] }