Article | REF: R6031 V1

Measurements in industrial acoustics - Methods of noise measurement and reduction

Authors: Michaël BOCKHOFF, Jean JACQUES, Thierry LOYAU, Léon THIERY

Publication date: February 10, 2010

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ABSTRACT

Noise is a source of risk in almost all machines. The protection of individuals against noise nuisances involves a certain number of regulatory measures which have become, over the years, European. These constraints are linked to the nature of the issue encountered and the final risk incurred. This article details the various measurement methods associated to each type of nuisance on a workstation, in the environment of industrial buildings and building machines. The standards and regulations govern both the design of the measuring instruments as their usage. This article also presents the solutions to be applied to machines and premises and allowing for reducing noise in the industrial environment.

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AUTHORS

  • Michaël BOCKHOFF: Former engineer at the Centre technique des industries mécaniques in Senlis

  • Jean JACQUES: Engineer at the Institut national de recherches et de sécurité (INRS) in Paris

  • Thierry LOYAU: Institut national de recherches et de sécurité, Nancy

  • Léon THIERY: Engineer at the Institut national de recherches et de sécurité in Nancy (France) - This text is the revised version of the article written in 1995 by Claude AZAIS, Jean-Pierre GUILHOT, Pierre JOSSERAND and Michel WILD.

 INTRODUCTION

Protecting people from noise pollution involves a number of regulatory measures depending on the nature of the problem encountered:

  • workplace nuisances and the risk of long-term deafness ;

  • environmental noise and neighborhood annoyance.

These standards and regulations govern both the design and use of measuring equipment.

In this text, which follows on from "Industrial acoustic measurements. Part 1", we look at measurement methods. Finally, we present the physical principles involved in reducing noise in industrial environments by treating machines or premises.

Readers are referred to the article [R 3 112] Reminders of physical acoustics in the Mesures et Contrôle documentary database, to the articles in the Sound and image section of the Télécoms treatise in Techniques de l'Ingénieur, and to the article Réglementation acoustique des bâtiments [C 3 365] in Techniques de l'Ingénieur.

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