Application of University Campus Noise Map Based on Noise Propagation Model: A Case in Guangxi University

Xianfeng Huang, Jinyi Liu and Zhaolin Meng
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Xianfeng Huang: College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
Jinyi Liu: College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
Zhaolin Meng: College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 14, 1-14

Abstract: Considering the characteristics of a campus environment and the rules that govern outdoor sound propagation, this paper identifies traffic noise as the dominant noise source of the campus environment based on the measurement of the noise environment. A noise propagation model that is suitable for university campuses was developed and used it was to create a noise map of the ambient area of the teaching building on the campus of Guangxi University. This noise map was then utilized to analyze the noise environment. The results revealed that for a given teaching building, the noise disturbance on high-rise classrooms is more significant compared to the impact on low-rise classrooms. Attention should then be paid to noise control in the high-rise classroom of the building. By appropriately increasing the distance between the building and the main traffic road or by adopting a judicious soundscape design that considers the shape of the building, it is possible to effectively reduce the interference of noise during teaching activities in a building and improve the sound quality of the campus environment. The results of this study provide a theoretical framework for the governance of the campus acoustic environment.

Keywords: noise propagation model; noise map; soundscape; optimization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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