• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.39 no.6 s.181
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• pp.719-738
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• 2006

Simrad EM950 multibeam data and surficial sediment grab samples were acquired to correlate backscatter strength with surficial sediment properties in the eastern Yellow Sea which tidal sand ridges are dominantly developed. The study area is divided into the western sand ridge zone characterized by well sorted, fine sandy sediment, and the eastern non-sand ridge zone characterized by poorly sorted, medium sand with some gravels and shell fragments. In spite of minor difference in grain size between two zones, the variations of backscatter strength between two zones are distinct. Multibeam backscatter strength of study area shows good correlation with the grain size of surface sediment as well as the carbonate contents. High occurrence of carbonate shell fragments can increase grain size and bottom roughness. The dominance of higher backscatter strength in the eastern non-sand ridge zone may reflect the effects of coarse grain size and high shell fragments contents.

• Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering
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• v.22 no.12
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• pp.1199-1205
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• 2012

An empirical acoustic impedance model of acoustic resonators with extended neck at a high sound pressure environment is proposed. The acoustic resonator with extended neck into its cavity is appropriate for the launcher fairing application because the length of neck does not increase the total height of the resonator. This enables one to design slim and light acoustic resonators for launch vehicles. The suggested acoustic impedance model considers the incident pressure and geometric variables(the neck length, the perforation ratio and the hole diameter) in terms of non-dimensional variables. Several acoustic resonators with extended neck are manufactured and their wall impedances are measured according to the pre-defined incident pressure levels. Effects of non-dimensional variables on the non-linear acoustic impedance are investigated so that a simple non-linear impedance model for the launcher fairing application can be proposed. It is demonstrated that the estimated acoustic resistance and acoustic length correction show reasonable agreement with the measured ones within the range of design parameters for launcher fairings.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.197-201
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• 1983

Underwater ambient noise level was measured at two points near the Youngil Bay. The environmental characteristics depend upon oceanographic conditions of sound propagation ana its implication on the source of ambient noise. Some noise sources were estimated, and the effect of the oceanographic conditions on the noise level variation had been considered. The results were as follows : 1) At the nearshore station of Youngil Bay, the ambient noise level in the near bottom(45m) was lower than that of the near surface(10m) by 15dB. This difference was due to spherical spreading from the upper to the lower layer. 2) At the open sea station which is located outside of the thermal front existing near the Youngil Bay, the ambient noise level of the upper layer(20m) was higher than that of the lower layer (100m) by $8{\sim}12dB$ below 50Hz and $15{\sim}23dB$ above 50Hz. 3) Above 60Hz the ambient noise level at the nearshore station was higher than that of the open sea station, while below 60Hz, the result was reverse. It appears that a boundary layer existed between the two stations.

• Journal of the Ergonomics Society of Korea
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• v.1 no.2
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• pp.33-37
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• 1982

인간의 가청 영역은 어린이의 경우에 20 Hz-20KHz로 알려져 있다. 그러나, 20Hz 이하의 초저주파 영역에서도 그 음압 레벨이 높은 경우에는 인간이 감지할 수 있다는 사실이 알려졌는데, 그것은 듣느다기 보다는 느낀다는 것으로 표현되고 있다. 초저주파 음이 인간에게 미친다고 생각되는 좋지않은 영향 때문에, 60년대말 이후에 새로운 종류의 연구 과제로서, 음향학자, 심리학자, 의학자 등에 의해 활발히 연구되고 있다. 게다가 경제의 고도성장 및 환경 개선의 노력에 따라, 대기 오염, 가청 소음, 진동 등의 전형적인 환경 공해 외의 초저주파음 공해에 대한 사람들의 인식과 불평이 문제시 되고 있다. 즉, 고주파수의 음이 잘 소음된 곳에서, 소리가 잘 들리지는 않으나 항상 사람들을 불안하게 하는 그 무엇이 있다는 것이다. 이에따라 지난 몇 년간 인간의 산업 활동과 관계 있는 높은 레벨의 초조주파 소음의 발생원이 확인되었고, 그에 따른 대책 및 설계 단계에서의 고려가 요구되고 있다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2021.06a
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• pp.202-202
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• 2021

최근 국내·외에서는 산지에서 발생하는 토사재해를 관리하기 위하여 유사이송해석에 필수적인 요소인 소류사량 추정 방안에 대한 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 음향센서가 내장되어 있는 파이프 하이드로폰은 소류사 입자가 충돌 또는 통과하면서 발생하는 음향을 계측하여 소류사량을 간접적으로 계측하는 방법이다. 하이드로폰에 계측된 음향신호는 신호의 정점을 연결한 포락선 신호로 변환되며, 증폭기에 의해 다양한 배율의 신호로 증폭된다. 이렇게 증폭되어진 여러 배율의 신호와 원시신호는 데이터로거에 의해 지속적으로 기록되고, 가공처리하며 검출된 음향 펄스 수와 특정 시간간격의 음압적분치를 이용하여 소류사량을 추정하게 된다. 본 연구에서는 하이드로폰에 계측되는 소류사의 충돌음으로부터 정량적인 소류사량을 추정하기 위한 실험적 연구를 수행하였다. 단일 입경 6종류와 유속 3종류 및 소류사량 5단계로 변화를 주었으며 디노이징 필터를 통해 원시신호의 노이즈를 제거함으로써, 소류사량 추정률의 성능을 높이고자 하였다. 원시신호와 디노이징 음향신호를 비교·분석한 결과 제안된 방법이 기존 원시신호 보다 높은 소류사량 추정률을 보이는 것으로 나타났으며, 단일 입경 연속공급실험을 수행하여 소류사량 추정 가능성을 확인하였다. 향후 혼합 입경 소류사량 추정 실험 및 다양한 입경을 활용한다면 높은 소류사량 추정률을 얻을 것으로 기대된다.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.36 no.5
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• pp.329-337
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• 2017

In USA and UK, the standards of both reverberation time and background noise level have been established for the appropriate aural environment in classrooms. In order to realize this, guidelines for architectural planning and interior finishing have been also suggested. However, in Korea, there has hardly been any guidelines for satisfying background noise criteria and investigation about sound insulation performance of current walls of classrooms. The present study investigates the structure of outer wall and walls between classrooms of two middle schools in order to analyze the sound insulation performance against both exterior and interior noises. Acoustic parameters including transmission loss, standardized sound level difference, and signal to noise ratio have been measured and analyzed for sound insulation performance of walls and flanking noises. As a result, concerning the walls in between classrooms, it was found that walls of dry construction have greater sound insulation performance rather than the walls of wet construction especially in mid and high frequency bands. Also, It was revealed that thermopane, insulated pair glass, of outer walls, has greater sound insulation performance than the double window consisted of two single pane glass. Regarding flanking noises, the standards were exceeded when all windows, or windows and doors front onto corridor were opened. It denotes that students could be disturbed with the sound transmission by the interior noises.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.22 no.12
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• pp.33-43
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• 2006

Driving tests using model plastic piles with different hammer cushion materials were performed in order to evaluate the efficiency of energy transfer ratio from the hammer, degree of vibration of the surrounding ground and noise due to impacting. A small pile driving analyzer (PDA) was composed using straingages and Hopkinson bar which is measuring force signal and pile-head velocity. The hammer cushion (cap block) materials used for the model driving tests were commercial Micarta, plywood, polyurethane, rubber (SBR) and silicone rubber. The highest energy transfer ratio was obtained from Micarta in the same soil and driving conditions. Micarta was followed by polyurethane, plywood, rubber and silicone in descending order. The more efficient energy transfdr ratio of the hammer cushion materials became, the bigger average noisy (sound) level was found. In addition, Micarta and polyurethane provided bigger bearing capacities than other materials compared in the same soil and driving conditions in which the static loading tests were performed at the end of driving.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• v.19 no.1 s.19
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• pp.16-30
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• 1986

In order to prepare the fundamental data for the improvement of noisy working environments and the effective hearing conservation program on workers exposed to industrial noise, the authors surveyed the working processes and evaluated the noise levels on 56 manufacturing industries in Pusan area from April to July in 1985. The results were summarized as follows : 1. The noise level was the highest in shipbuilding and repairing(95.6 dBA), and followed by steel rolling(94.0 dBA), manufacture of motor vehicles(93.1 dBA), manufacture of fishing nets(92.9 dBA), manufacture of testiles(92.5 dBA), iron and steel foundries(89.3 dBA), manufacture of metal products(89.1 dBA), preserving and processing of marine foods(87.0 dBA), manufacture of rubber products(85.3 dBA), manufacture of plywood(84.9 dBA) and manufacture of paints(84.5 dBA). 2. Among fifty surveyed working processes, the noise level of twenty-one processes (42%) exceeded the threshold limit value for 8 hours per day. 3. As the allowable exposure times by governmental threshold limit values to industrial noise level(dBA), cocking of shipbuilding and repairing and plating(CGL) of steel rolling were the shortest(30 minutes), and followed by assembling(rivet) of manufacture of motor vehicles(1 hour) weaving of manufacture of textiles and shot, machine, pipe laying of shipbuilding and repairing(2 hours). 4. By the result of octave band analysis on noisy working processes in excess of 90 dBA, the sound level was the highest at 2,000 Hz or 4,000 Hz. 5. It was recognized that the measurement of overall sound pressure level was also effective as octave band analysis in evaluating the industrial noise.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.38 no.4
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• pp.396-405
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• 2019

The speech privacy of closed office rooms located in a university campus was measured and assessed in terms of SPC (Speech Privacy Class) values. The measurements of two quantities, the LD (Level Difference) between a source and a receiving room, and the background noise level ($L_b$) at the receiving room were carried out in 5 rooms located in 3 different buildings in the university campus. Each of the 5 rooms was adjacent to both offices and corridors through walls. The TL (Transmission Loss) between the source and the receiver room was also measured to compare the difference of two standard methods, ASTM E2836-10 and KS F 2809. The present results show that the speech privacy of the 5 office rooms is not met the requirement for a minimum SPC values of 70. A minimum LD value of 41 dB between the source and the receiver room should be achieved for having a SPC value of 70 when the mean measured value of $L_b$ at the receiving room is 29.2 dB. That is, the TL(avg) value averaged over the octave bands from 160 Hz to 5000 Hz between the source and the receiver room should be or greater than 40 dB. The most important architectural factor influencing the LD value is the presence of openings, such as doors, and windows, on the adjacent walls between the source and receiving room. Therefore, if the opening of the adjacent wall is replaced by an opening with high sound insulation, the appropriate SPC value of the research and office rooms can be achieved.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.43 no.2
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• pp.162-167
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• 2024

Low frequency noise emitted by wind turbines is one of the most noise complaints. In this study, the reliability of the models was examined by comparing the measured sound pressure levels with the predicted levels based on Denish model and commercial programs of the SounPLAN and the ENPro based on ISO 9613. As a result of applying it to representative 3 MW wind turbines, on lnad, the measured and the predicted values differed within a maximum of 5 dB in the frequency range of 12.5 Hz to 80 Hz. It may be due to the change in the acoustic power levels because the wind turbines have been in operation for more than 7 years. However, considering that the Boundary Element Method (BEM) predicted value, which is known to be the most accurate in the low frequency band, the predicted values are well matched within 2.5 dB, the models of this study are expected to be used as deviation within 3 dB.