COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Architecture

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÖZGÜL YILMAZ KARAMAN

Offered to

Architecture

Course Objective

Noise pollution represents one of the most common sources of discomfort within society. However, it is also one of the least prioritised forms of environmental pollution, particularly in our country. This inconsistency can be attributed to the fact that the impact of noise on individuals or society is not readily identifiable, as it manifests as a consequence of long-term accumulation and/or presents indirect indications.
The ongoing rise in noise levels in urban areas has led to the expansion of noise control activities across a multitude range of scales, from the urban level to the building and even the element level. The lack of efficacy at the urban scale increases the importance of noise control strategies at the building envelope level, in addition to those at the spatial scale, in order to create comfortable spaces in terms of noise.
In particular, the recently updated noise legislation in our country makes the consideration of noise as a design parameter a mandatory element for spaces to have the desired acoustic quality.
In this context, the objective of the course is to enhance auditory awareness by emphasising the significance of the concepts of sound and noise, noise control and silence design, and to provide students with information about solutions/suggestions for noise control in buildings within the scope of relevant regulations and standards.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Appleton, I. (1996). Building for the Performing Arts a Design and Development Guide. Great Britain: Butterworth Architecture.
Bradley, J. (2002). Acoustical Design of Rooms for Speech. Construction Technology Update . Canada.
Bradley, J. (1986). Predictors of Speech Intelligibility in Rooms. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America , 80 (3), 837-845.
Long, M. (2006). Architectural Acoustics. U.S.A.: Elsevier Academic Press
Lord & Templeton, P&D.(1996). Detailing For Acoustics. (3rd ed.).U.K: E&FN Spon
Mehta, M., Johnson, J., & Rocafort, J. (1999). Architecural Acoustics Principles and Design. U.S.A.: Prentice-Hall, Inc.
Moore, J. (1988). Design for Good Acoustics and Noise Control. Hong Kong: Macmillan Education Ltd.
Olin, H.B., Schmidt, J.L., Lewis, W.H., (1995). Construction, Principles, Materials and Methods. U.S.A : Van Nostrand Reinhold

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Teaching Methods of the course;
Lecture, Discussion, Question & Answer, Observation, Team/Group Work, Drill - Practise, Case Study, Problem Solving, Report Preparation and/or Presentation

Competencies
Productivity, Questioning, Environmental awareness, Abilitiy of working in teams, Abstract analysis and synthesis, Problem solving, Information Management

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term exam - % 20 (LO1, LO2)
Assignment presentation - % 15 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4)
Assignment submission - % 15 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)
Final Exam - % 50 (LO2, LO3, LO5)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The course is based on theoretical lectures on building acoustics (noise control), which is an important area of architectural acoustics, so attendance is important.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ozgul.yilmaz@deu.edu.tr - 0090 232 3018362
fatma.yelkenci@deu.edu.tr - 0090 232 3018392

Office Hours

to be announced at the beginning of semester

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes