Effect of interaction between attention focusing capability and visual factors on road traffic noise annoyance

Applied Acoustics

Volumn 134, Issue , 2018, Pages 16-24

  Sun, Kang ^a   De Coensel, Bert ^a   Echevarria Sanchez, Gemma Maria ^a   Van Renterghem, Timothy ^a   Botteldooren, Dick ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Attention; Audio visual interactions; Noise annoyance; Noise sensitivity; Road traffic noise

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC GENERATORS; AUDIO ACOUSTICS; FOCUSING; NOISE POLLUTION; ROADS AND STREETS; VISIBILITY;

ATTENTION; AUDIO-VISUAL INTERACTIONS; NOISE ANNOYANCE; NOISE SENSITIVITY; ROAD TRAFFIC NOISE;

ACOUSTIC NOISE;

EID: 85040061323     PISSN: 0003682X     EISSN: 1872910X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apacoust.2018.01.001     Document Type: Article

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