Low-frequency vibration attenuation of metamaterial sandwich plate with lever-type inertial amplified resonators

L Gao, CM Mak, C Cai - Thin-Walled Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
The utilization of sandwich plate structures is widespread across diverse engineering fields
owing to their advantageous high stiffness-to-weight ratio properties. However, these …

Impact of low-frequency noise on a residential zone due to commercial HVAC systems

C Thakre, R Vijay - Journal of Building Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Low frequency noise (LFN) is a serious growing global challenge for the urban environment
where noise itself is an undervalued pollutant. The commercial establishments are equipped …

Alternative Method for Determination of Vibroacoustic Material Parameters for Building Applications

K Nering, K Nering - Materials, 2024 - mdpi.com
The development of urbanization and the resulting expansion of residential and transport
infrastructures pose new challenges related to ensuring comfort for city dwellers. The …

The application of the Psychoacoustics Perception Scale (PPS) in the measurement of soundscape with low-frequency traffic noise

KW Ma, CM Mak, FLK Chung, S Deng… - Proceedings of Meetings …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The concept of soundscape has been recognized for several decades, but its application in
city planning emerged in the late 1960s. 1 International standards, such as ISO 12913-1, 2 …

Prediction of psychological impacts of noise from ventilation systems

KW Ma, CM Mak, FLK Chung, HM Wong - Proceedings of Meetings on …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Ventilation systems are the key facility in built environment to maintain a good indoor
environmental quality such as thermal comfort and air quality. 1 However, noise and …

A study on acoustic environmental evaluation of open-plan offices in mainland China

S Kang - 2023 - theses.lib.polyu.edu.hk
An open-plan office is a typical type and has been favoured by architects and builders for
ease of information flow, flexibility for layout changes and economic reasons. Noise …