A distribution function applicable to office noise study

Journal of Sound and Vibration

Volumn 208, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 603-615

  Tang, S K ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE MEASUREMENT; OFFICE BUILDINGS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

NOISE LEVEL CUMULATIVE DISTRIBUTIONS; SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL;

NOISE POLLUTION CONTROL;

EID: 0031341165     PISSN: 0022460X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsvi.1997.1191     Document Type: Article

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