Environmental noise and vibration
R J Alfredson
6 points * 22 lecture hours, 11 tutorial hours, 11 laboratory hours * Clayton
Properties and measurement of noise, community noise, traffic noise, aircraft noise, construction site noise; train noise; noise legislation and regulations, acceptable noise levels, effect of noise on humans, whole body vibration, hand-arm vibration, vibration transmission in the body, shock effects on humans, acceptable vibration levels.
Assessment
Examinations (2 hours): 80% * Tutorials: 5% * Laboratory: 5% * Report: 10%
Recommended texts
Bies D and Hanson J Engineering noise control Unwin Hymann, 1988
May D H Handbook of noise assessment Van Nostrand, 1978
Australian Standards 1269, 1055, 2670, 2673, 2702 Victorian Government Gazette S31, June 1989
State Environmental Protection Policy (Control of Noise from Commerce, Industry and Trade) 1989