Acoustic characterization of rehabilitated cloisters

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2008

Authors

A. P. O. Carvalho (Author) FEUP; S. R. C. Vilela (Author) Other

Conference proceedings International

Title: Proceedings of the Acoustics '08

Pages: 2701-2706

Acoustics '08 - Euronoise

Paris, 29 de Junho a 4 de Julho de 2008

Indexing

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Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Civil engineering

CORDIS: Physical sciences > Physics > Acoustics

Other information

Abstract (EN): This paper presents the results of field measurements in eight rehabilitated cloisters of old monasteries in Portugal (length: 20 to 35 m and height: 3.3 to 6.3 m) regarding their acoustic behavior to two objective parameters: RT and RASTI. The goal is to characterize the acoustic effect of the rehabilitation done on theses spaces to adapt them to new uses. All these cloisters had recently their galleries¿ openings to the central yard closed with glass panels. Simple formulas were obtained that relate among the objective acoustic parameters and between the acoustic and architectural parameters. This paper also presents the variation on the RASTI and RT average values resulting of the rehabilitation work done on these buildings.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 6