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  • ANSI S12.62 : 2012(R2017)

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    ACOUSTICS - ATTENUATION OF SOUND DURING PROPAGATION OUTDOORS - PART 2: GENERAL METHOD OF CALCULATION

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  26-06-2020

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2017

    Publisher:  Acoustical Society of America

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    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Definitions
    4 Source description
    5 Meteorological conditions
    6 Basic equations
    7 Calculation of the attenuation terms
    8 Meteorological correction (C[met])
    9 Accuracy and limitations of the method
    Annex A (informative) - Additional types
            of attenuation (A[misc])
    Bibliography

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    Defines an engineering method for calculating the attenuation of sound during propagation outdoors in order to predict the levels of environmental noise at a distance from a variety of sources.

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    Committee S12
    Document Type Standard
    Product Note Reconfirmed 2017
    Publisher Acoustical Society of America
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
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    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    IEC 61672-2:2013+AMD1:2017 CSV Electroacoustics - Sound level meters - Part 2: Pattern evaluation tests
    ISO 2204:1979 Acoustics Guide to International Standards on the measurement of airborne acoustical noise and evaluation of its effects on human beings
    ISO 3744:2010 Acoustics Determination of sound power levels and sound energy levels of noise sources using sound pressure Engineering methods for an essentially free field over a reflecting plane
    ISO 1996-2:2017 Acoustics — Description, measurement and assessment of environmental noise — Part 2: Determination of sound pressure levels
    ISO 266:1997 Acoustics — Preferred frequencies
    ISO 3740:2000 Acoustics Determination of sound power levels of noise sources Guidelines for the use of basic standards
    ISO 9613-1:1993 Acoustics Attenuation of sound during propagation outdoors Part 1: Calculation of the absorption of sound by the atmosphere
    VDI 2720 Blatt 1:1997-03 Noise control by barriers outdoors
    ISO 8297:1994 Acoustics — Determination of sound power levels of multisource industrial plants for evaluation of sound pressure levels in the environment — Engineering method
    ISO 804:1976 Aluminium oxide primarily used for the production of aluminium Preparation of solution for analysis Method by alkaline fusion
    ISO 1996-3:1987 Acoustics Description and measurement of environmental noise Part 3: Application to noise limits
    ANSI/ASA S1.26 : 2014 METHOD FOR CALCULATION OF THE ABSORPTION OF SOUND BY THE ATMOSPHERE
    ISO 1996-1:2016 Acoustics Description, measurement and assessment of environmental noise Part 1: Basic quantities and assessment procedures
    IEC 61260:1995 Electroacoustics - Octave-band and fractional-octave-band filters
    VDI 2714:1988-01 Outdoor sound propagation
    IEC 60651:1979+AMD1:1993+AMD2:2000 CSV Sound level meters
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