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Author
Yaniv, S. L. | Bauer, J. W. | Flynn, D. R. | Danner, W. F.
Title
Effects of Time-Varying Noise on Annoyance: A Review.
Coporate
National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
Sponsor
Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC
Report
NBSIR 81-2377, October 1981,
Distribution
Available from National Technical Information Service
Keywords
noise (sound); responses; time; loudness; forecasting
Abstract
The report summarizes the literature dealing with the adverse response of people to time-varying noise, and identifies both the acoustical and non-acoustical factors that influence the relationship between time-varying noise and annoyance. An examination of the laboratory research concerned with the functional relationship between annoyance and the temporal and acoustic parameters of noise shows the tenuousness of such relationships. The adequacy of currently used and/or proposed rating procedures for predicting subjective response to time-varying noise is examined. Critical gaps in current knowledge are identified.