On normalizing DNL to provide better correlation with response

S V Sound and Vibration

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 14-25

  Schomer, Paul D ^a  

^a Schomer and Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC INTENSITY; ACOUSTIC VARIABLES CONTROL; ACOUSTIC WAVE SCATTERING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; NOISE ABATEMENT; SURVEYS;

COMPOSITE NOISE RATING; DAY NIGHT AVERAGE SOUND LEVEL; DOSE RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE;

ACOUSTIC NOISE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0036971584     PISSN: 00381810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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