Applications of NCB and RC noise criterion curves for specification and evaluation of noise in buildings

Noise Control Engineering Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 209-216

  Beranek, Leo L ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; BUILDINGS; CLIMATE CONTROL; EVALUATION; NOISE ABATEMENT; SPECIFICATIONS;

CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING ROOM NOISE; NOISE CRITERION CURVES;

STANDARDS;

EID: 0031223239     PISSN: 07362501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3397/1.2828442     Document Type: Review

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