Search Results - "Dodd, George"
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The learning effect of an active-learning room-acoustics coursework
Published in The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (01-04-2021)“…This paper investigates the learning effect of a developed coursework for an engineering acoustics course offered to fourth year and postgraduate engineering…”
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An acoustic design project for final year engineering students using resonant arrays
Published in The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (01-10-2023)“…This paper reviews the creation of a design course for mechanical engineering students at the University of Auckland. The primary objective of the course is to…”
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Rating the impact sound insulation of flooring from its airborne sound reduction index
Published in The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (01-04-2012)“…With the increasing adoption of higher density forms of dwellings in urban environments we need reliable but economic means of verifying that they meet…”
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Sound transmission loss of periodic Mindlin plates with non-uniformly spaced mass attachments
Published in The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (01-03-2024)“…The sound transmission loss (STL) of wall partitions, especially in the coincidence region, is investigated. A Mindlin plate with periodically attached masses…”
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The integration of metamaterials into building elements
Published in The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (01-10-2023)“…The building industry continues to rely on homogeneous materials for acoustic insulation despite the progress of research into acoustic metamaterials. With the…”
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Exploring pulse mitigation in heterogeneous granular metamaterials
Published in The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (01-10-2023)“…Recognizing the need for effective control of vibration and sound propagation in various industries, this study investigates the potential of designing…”
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Can Expectations Produce Symptoms From Infrasound Associated With Wind Turbines?
Published in Health psychology (01-04-2014)“…Objective: The development of new wind farms in many parts of the world has been thwarted by public concern that subaudible sound (infrasound) generated by…”
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Sound transmission loss of periodic Mindlin plates with non-uniformly spaced mass attachmentsa
Published in The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (01-03-2024)“…The sound transmission loss (STL) of wall partitions, especially in the coincidence region, is investigated. A Mindlin plate with periodically attached masses…”
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Multiplying resonances for attenuation in mechanical metamaterials: Part 2 - Multi-layer structures
Published in Applied acoustics (01-08-2021)“…Reduction in sound transmission through walls and ceilings, particularly at lower frequencies, is important both because of ongoing growth in noise pollution…”
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The Power of Positive and Negative Expectations to Influence Reported Symptoms and Mood During Exposure to Wind Farm Sound
Published in Health psychology (01-12-2014)“…Objective: Wind farm developments have been hampered by claims that sound from wind turbines causes symptoms and negative health reports in nearby residents…”
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Analysis of discrimination mechanisms in the mammalian olfactory system using a model nose
Published in Nature (London) (01-01-1982)“…Olfaction exhibits both high sensitivity for odours and high discrimination between them. We suggest that to make fine discriminations between complex odorant…”
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Review of granular material damping and sound absorption for possible application in the sound insulation of lightweight floors
Published in Journal of Building Engineering (15-11-2024)“…Modern structures incorporating lightweight, low-stiffness floors face challenges for low-frequency impact noise transmission. Using spring isolators or…”
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Multiplying resonances for attenuation in mechanical metamaterials: Part 1 – Concepts, initial validation and single layer structures
Published in Applied acoustics (15-12-2020)“…•Three different locally resonant structure families were studied: spherically symmetric, flexural single-resonance and flexural multi-resonance.•Some…”
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Framing sound: Using expectations to reduce environmental noise annoyance
Published in Environmental research (01-10-2015)“…Annoyance reactions to environmental noise, such as wind turbine sound, have public health implications given associations between annoyance and symptoms…”
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Quantification of the Psychoacoustic Effect of Noise from Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Published in International journal of environmental research and public health (24-08-2021)“…This paper presents the results of a study evaluating the human perception of the noise produced by four different small quadcopter unmanned aerial vehicles…”
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