Classes of acoustical comfort in housing: Improved information about noise control in buildings

Applied Acoustics

Volumn 52, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 197-210

  Kuerer, Ralf C ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acoustic building practice; Classes of acoustical comfort; Noise control in building

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; BUILDINGS; CODES (STANDARDS); INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; SOUND INSULATION;

ACOUSTICAL COMFORT;

ACOUSTIC VARIABLES CONTROL;

EID: 0031272946     PISSN: 0003682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0003-682x(97)00026-1     Document Type: Article

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