Abstract
For communication between humans sound events are widely used to transmit information. Also for pleasure like music or fireworks, sound waves as pressure variations in the ambient medium are most important. On the other hand, these cases show negative aspects of sound, too: Depending on the frequency distribution sound will result in discomfort and high sound pressure levels causing pain or even injuries to the human body. There are many unintended sound events in daily life due to machines and other devices: in working (forging, riveting, punching), in relaxing (music, shooting), in travelling (cars, air bags, railways, air planes). The design for quietness is intended to reduce such sound events generally denoted as noise.
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Eiber, A., Schiehlen, W. (2002). Dynamics of Hearing — Sensitivity to Noise. In: Munjal, M.L. (eds) IUTAM Symposium on Designing for Quietness. Solid Mechanics and Its Applications, vol 102. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0095-5_11
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