Archive: Acoustics (348)

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Environmental Health Diary

This sheet is a proforma of the Environmetal Health Diary used by Rapley and Atkinson at field research in Lithgow, NSW in December, 2015, such research funded by the Waubra Foundation. The form was developed by … Read On »

Peterson, C. Combating Noise in Gas Pipeline Transmission

Pipeline & Gas Journal November 2015, Vol. 242, No. 11 By Chris Peterson, IMI Critical Engineering, Birmingham, England Pipelines have been established for many years as the simplest and most economical way to transport high quantities … Read On »

Defence Aircraft Noise – International Research on Effects of Noise on Children

Australian Government – Department of Defence Defence Aircraft Noise 2012-2013 International Research on the Effects of Noise on Children A number of studies have addressed the potential effects of noise exposure on children. Some studies suggest … Read On »

Griefahn, Basner Disturbances of Sleep by Noise

Proceedings of ACOUSTICS 2011, 2-4 November 2011, Gold Coast, Australia Barbara Griefahn (1), and Mathias Basner (2) Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors, Ardeystr. 67, 44139 Dortmund, Germany Unit for Experimental Psychiatry, Division … Read On »

Grima, T. Submission to Federal Select Committee on Wind Farms

Submission 374. Theresa Grima, NSW, Australia I make this submission to the inquiry as a public submission. My submission to the inquiry relates to the terms of reference (e) “The adequacy of monitoring and compliance governance … Read On »

Hansen, C. Collateral Damage, Engineering Ethics and Wind Farms

Colin H. Hansen, School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Adelaide, South Australia Editorial in SOUND & VIBRATION/APRIL 2016 We … need to ask, “Is the project of sufficient benefit to a sufficient number of people that … Read On »

Héroux et al. WHO Environmental Noise Guidelines for the European Region

EuroNoise 2015, 31 May – 3 June, Maastricht EAA-NAG-ABAV ISSN 2226-5147 Marie-Eve Héroux, Wolfgang Babisch , Goran Belojevic, Mark Brink, Sabine Janssen, Peter Lercher, Marco Paviotti, Göran Pershagen, Kerstin Persson Waye, Anna Preis, Stephen Stansfeld, Martin … Read On »

Meyers J, Meneveau C. Optimal Turbine Spacing in Fully Developed Wind-Farm Boundary Layers

As wind farms become larger, the asymptotic limit of the “fully developed”, or “infinite”, wind farm has been receiving increased interest. This limit is relevant for wind farms on flat terrain whose length exceeds the height … Read On »

Hansen, C. What’s Our Ethical Responsibility?

“I believe that our first responsibility, which overrides all other ethical responsibilities, lies with safeguarding the health and welfare of the community, whether this be local, national or international.” Colin Hansen, Emeritus Professor, School of Mechanical … Read On »