Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : MN6258 : Noise Impact assesment and control { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Debi Prasad Tripathy
Syllabus
MN 6258 NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL 3 credits [3-0-0]
Fundamentals of Noise, Sources and Classification of Noise
Mechanism of Hearing : Types of Hearing Loss, AAOO Criteria
Noise Measuring Instruments and Survey: Sound level meter, audiometer, dose meter, octave band analyzer
Noise Indices : Leq, Ldn , TNI, NII
Noise Control Measures: noise control at source, path and receiver, acoustic barriers, enclosures, control of machinery noise, community and industrial noise control strategies
Noise Standards in India and Abroad
Noise Impact Assessment and Prediction Techniques Noise Modeling Software : ENM, CONCAWE, OCMA, VDI
Course Objectives
- understand the basics concepts of noise and mechanism of hearing
- to know the Instrumentation for noise measurement and conduct of noise survey
- to know different approaches for noise control in mining and allied industries
- to know different approaches for noise modelling: statistical and soft computing based models
Course Outcomes
Upgrading knowledge and skill in industrial noise survey and developing concepts of noise modelling and mapping and their applications
Essential Reading
- D.P.Tripathy, Noise Pollution, APH Pub., New Delhi, 1999/2008.
- M. Sengupta, Environmental Engineering, V.II, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, 1990
Supplementary Reading
- L. Beranek, Noise and Vibration Control, McGrawHill Co, NY, 1971
- G.N. Pandey and G.C. Carney, Environmental Engineering, Tata McGrawHill, New Delhi, 1989
Journal and Conferences
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