Title: Psychoacoustics and noise abatement in Austria—Some practical experiences
Abstract: In Austria there are two main fields of application for psychoacoustic methods. For noise from trade and industry the Gewerbeordnung (trade act) does not use any SPL limits. There is a more stringent regulation that says that an industrial plant has to be licensed only if neither a health risk nor intolerable nuisance or annoyance can be expected. The Umweltverträglichkeits-Prüfungs-Gesetz (environmental assessment act) from the year 1994 includes industry and all modes of transport uses the same wording as the Gewerbeordnung. Nevertheless, A-weighted equivalent levels are frequently used for noise assessment in these two fields. There are many situations where it makes no big difference if LA,eq or psychoacoustics is used. However, there is about 10% to 20% of noise problems for which SPL alone is not adequate so wrong conclusions are drawn on the noise impact. psi-A Consult is very experienced in applying psychoacoustics on real noise problems. Some examples, showing the discrepancies between conventional and psychoacoustic noise assessment, are presented here.
Publication Year: 1999
Publication Date: 1999-02-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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