COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NOISE CONTROL IN BUILT ENVIRONMENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIM 3633 NOISE CONTROL IN BUILT ENVIRONMENT ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Architecture

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR ÖZGÜL YILMAZ KARAMAN

Offered to

Architecture

Course Objective

Noise pollution has an interesting place among other pollution effects, as it is one of the most disturbing and most ignored especially in our country- at the same time. The effects of noise pollution are not as striking as the others; they are cumulative and/or indirect, therefore not easily dedicated and this fact causes insufficiencies in noise abatement. Such difficulties in noise control make the building components more important to obtain places, which have acoustical comfort conditions.
In this context, the aim course is to define the terms sound and noise and to emphasize the importance of noise control and sound insulation. In addition its aimed to define noise control policies and solutions within the open and enclosed environment by considering national and international regulations.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   to define terms sound, noise and noise pollution.
2   to recognize effects of noise.
3   to recognize required regulations and criteria to obtain optimum aural comfort conditions.
4   to identify necessary noise control solutions of open and enclosed spaces depending on the function.
5   to identify the effects of architectural design and material selection on aural comfort conditions of buildings
6   to interpret contemporary examples in the meaning of how architectural design effects the sound insulation design.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to course; Definition of aim, objectives and expectations.
2 Definition of Sound and Noise (1) Sound and auditory perception, Sound related terms and definitions Some articles will be given this week.
3 Definition of Sound and Noise (2) Definition of terms noise, noise pollution, noise sources, noise control
4 Noise Pollution and Noise Control Policies International Noise control Policies, Noise Control Regulations in Turkey. Some articles will be given this week.
5 Acoustical Comfort in Buildings Evaluation of buildings that have different functions from the point of view need and conditions of sound insulation
6 Acoustical Comfort in Building Components (1) Sound transmission through building elements, air borne and impact sound, sound insulation criteria for building elements Some articles will be given this week.
7 Acoustical Comfort in Building Components (2) Basis of Sound insulation calculation, criteria for sound insulation evaluation
8 Mid-Term Exam I
9 Space and Building Element Design that can Resist Different Sound Effects to Provide Optimum Noise Levels in Buildings (1) Exterior noise sources and basic rules of noise control in urban scale. Some articles will be given this week.
10 Space and Building Element Design that can Resist Different Sound Effects to Provide Optimum Noise Levels in Buildings (2) Building shell from the point of exterior noise
11 Space and Building Element Design that can Resist Different Sound Effects to Provide Optimum Noise Levels in Buildings (3) Interior noise sources and basic rules of noise control in building design Some articles will be given this week.
12 Space and Building Element Design that can Resist Different Sound Effects to Provide Optimum Noise Levels in Buildings (4) Building component design
13 Examples of building elements that can meet the required sound insulation levels defined in regulations Building shell, walls, floors.
14 Mid-Term Exam II

Recomended or Required Reading

Appleton, I. (1996). Building for the Performing Arts a Design and Development Guide. Great Britain: Butterworth Architecture.
Bradley, J. (2002). Acoustical Design of Rooms for Speech. Construction Technology Update . Canada.
Bradley, J. (1986). Predictors of Speech Intelligibility in Rooms. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America , 80 (3), 837-845.
Long, M. (2006). Architectural Acoustics. U.S.A.: Elsevier Academic Press
Lord & Templeton, P&D.(1996). Detailing For Acoustics. (3rd ed.).U.K: E&FN Spon
Mehta, M., Johnson, J., & Rocafort, J. (1999). Architecural Acoustics Principles and Design. U.S.A.: Prentice-Hall, Inc.
Moore, J. (1988). Design for Good Acoustics and Noise Control. Hong Kong: Macmillan Education Ltd.
Olin, H.B., Schmidt, J.L., Lewis, W.H., (1995). Construction, Principles, Materials and Methods. U.S.A : Van Nostrand Reinhold

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be taught in a lecture, individual research and discussion format.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE MTE 1 * 0.50 + MTE 2 * 0.50
4 FINS FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.50 + FINS * 0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.50 + RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term exam I % 25 (LO1, LO2, LO3)
Mid-term exam II % 25 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6 )
Final Exam % 50 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6 )

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ozgul.yilmaz@deu.edu.tr - 0090 232 3018392

Office Hours

to be announced at the beginning of semester

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 5 1 5
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparation for midterm exam 2 10 20
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 2 1 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 67

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17
LO.155
LO.255
LO.355
LO.4555
LO.5555
LO.6555

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