The course is scheduled for:

Wednesdays 08:15 -10:00 and 15:15-17:00 and Fridays 08:15-10:00.

Lecture 13 - Various: Project, Exercises

Project final presentations

Lecture 14 - RECAP lecture, exercises

For questions email: nikolas.vardaxis@construction.lth.se 

Course program 2021 (updated)

Calendar

• Course program 2020
• Lecture 1 (4-Nov-20): Course info & Intro to acoustics (video link)
• Lecture 2 (4-Nov-20): Measurement techniques (video link) + Guest lecture by Juan Negreira
• Lecture 3 (11-Nov-20): Wave propagation
  • (Optional) reading material: Auckland University & Univ. Memphis
• Lecture 4 (13-Nov20): Building Acoustics 1
• Lecture 5 (18-Nov-20): Room Acoustics 1 (video link)
• Lecture 6 (20-Nov-20): Building Acoustics 2  (video link)
• Lecture 7 (25-Nov-20): Room Acoustics 2  (video link)
• Lecture 8 (27-Nov-20): Building Acoustics 3: Analytical methods (airborne) & Floor vibrations (video link)
• Lecture 9 (2-Dec-20): Rooms Acoustics 3 (Erling Nilsson) (video link)
• Lecture 10 (4-Dec-20): Auralization + Lab 2 comments
• Lecture 11 (9-Dec-20): Statistical Energy Analysis
• Lecture 12 (11-Dec-20): Acoustics in buildings (Jonas Christensson)
• Lecture 13 (18-Dec-20): RECAP of Acoustics course (Exercises, Exams, Master thesis) 

• Week 1
• Week 2
• Week 3
• Week 4
• Week 5
• Week 6
• Reverberation time examples with their solutions

Lab 1: Instructions / Discussion

• Matlab files: readsound2020.mat / fft_function.mat / triangle.wav
• Labdata (wav files) / Videos [ Part 1 / Part 2 ]
• Post-processing: Instructions
• If there is someone who has not registered for the lab, please contact Nikolas.

Lab 2: Instructions / Discussion / Presentation class / Evaluation Excel Sheet

• Introduction for LAB 2 takes place on Friday 20 Nov, 08:15.
• Every group of students should send an email to book a time slot for the labs.

The following topics are available to pick from to perform the project tasks: (i) airborne sound insulation (measurements and calculations), (ii) room acoustic design, (iii) numerical methods for impact sound and airborne sound, (iv) traffic noise and (v) musical acoustics. One task per group/student is to be chosen and each group can be max. 3 persons.

If somebody desires an acoustic topic not included in the list above, please contact the teachers to discuss further possibilities!

Instructions will be emailed individually to each group/student depending on the topic chosen.

The presentation as well as the hand-in date will take place on Wednesday, December the 16th at 15:15 on Zoom.

Check the presentation given in the class and the topic description.

• Formulae
• How to write technical reports
• Acoustic Glossary
• Sound level meter (Norsonic 140): Video-tutorial 1, Video-tutorial 2, Manual 

>> Master theses suggestions

Exams previous years

• Year 2010: Questions / Solutions.
• Year 2010: Questions / Solutions.
• Year 2015: Questions / Solutions.
• Year 2017: Questions / Solutions.

Airborne sound (extra material): Hassan (2009)

Gyproc byggnadsakustik handbok (in Swedish)

Good educational acoustic web

Dan Russel animations