Experimental Study on Use of Sound Absorption Treatment for Reduction of Environmental Sound Propagation and Reverberation in Staircases: A Case Study in Housing

In recent years, many open-plan houses have been proposed not only for comfort reasons, but also as a place to engage in family life. However, in contrast to the fact that this kind of plan makes it easy for people to interact, the daily life household sounds that occur inside the home may be percei...

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Main Authors: Toru Matsuda, Takafumi Shimizu, Hikaru Suminaga, Kimie Yoshitani, Masaru Koike, Yasutomi Matsushima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-02-01
Series:Buildings
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/7/1/14