Study programme 2015 - 2016
Activité d'apprentissage à la Faculty of Engineering
CodeLecturer(s)Associate Lecturer(s)Subsitute Lecturer(s) et other(s)
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  • VERLINDEN Olivier
  • KOUROUSSIS Georges
    Language
    of instruction
    Language
    of assessment
    HT(*) HTPE(*) HTPS(*) HR(*) HD(*) Term
    FrançaisFrançais140000Q2

    Contents

    Fundamentals of Acoustics: wave equation, pressure, particle velocity, sound celerity, impedance, acoustic intensity and power.
    Human perception of sound. Propagation of sound. Measurement. Experimental Acoustics. Principal laws and standards in Europe, Belgium and Walloon Region. Iso Standards. Audition loss of company workers.
    Noise of machines: "emitter-propagation-receptor" model.

    Required Reading

    Required Learning Resources/Tools

    Not applicable

    Recommended Reading

    Recommended Learning Resources/Tools

    Not applicable

    Other Recommended Reading

    "Antony Barber, “Handbook of noise and vibration control, 6thy Edition” - Elsevier - 1992
    Serge Lewy - « Acoustique industrielle et aéroacoustique » - Hermès - 2001
    Jacques Jouhanneau - « Acoustique des salles et sonorisation » - Collection Acoustique appliquée - 1997
    Leo L. Beranek - “Noise reduction” - Peninsula Publishing - 1991
    Colin Hansen - “Example problems in engineering noise controil, 2nd edition” - Université d’Adélaïde - 2003

    Term 1 Assessment - type

    • Presentation and works
    • Oral examination

    Term 1 Assessment - comments

    Not applicable

    Term 2 Assessment - type

    • Presentation and works
    • Written examination

    Term 2 Assessment - comments

    The student may choose between a written examination and an application project (case study with numerical and/or experimental parts, calculation code implementation, assessment of environmental nuisance...).
    The exam consists of about 50% on theory and 50% on applications. For theory, the students may read their course notes during 10 minutes (but without writing anything). When the theoretical part is finished, students may have their notes for the exercizes.

    Term 3 Assessment - type

    • Written examination

    Term 3 Assessment - comments

    The written exam consists of about 50% on theory and 50% on applications. For theory, the students may read their course notes during 10 minutes (but without writing anything). When the theoretical part is finished, students may have their notes for the exercizes.

    Resit Assessment - Term 1 (B1BA1) - Comments

    Not applicable

    Type of Teaching Activity/Activities

    • Cours (cours magistraux; conférences)
    UE : Programme component - AA : Teaching activity
    (*) HT : Hours of theory - HTPE : Hours of in-class exercices - HTPS : hours of practical work - HD : HMiscellaneous time - HR : Hours of remedial classes. - Per. (Period), Y=Year, Q1=1st term et Q2=2nd term