noise modeling News
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WKC Group Engineers Undertake the Detailed Noise Modelling Study for the Karbala Refinery Project in Iraq
WKC Group recently undertook a detailed noise modelling study for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Phase of the Karbala Refinery Project (KRP), located 100km south of Baghdad, Iraq. The Iraqi oil ministry awarded the US$6 billion contract to the Korean consortium of Hyundai Engineering and Construction (HDEC), Hyundai Engineering Co Ltd (HEC), GS Engineering and Construction ...
By WKC Group
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The SoundPLAN win-win situation
When SoundPLAN users are successful with their consulting jobs, we, the producers of the software and the marketing / support team view this as our personal success. Not only do we derive pleasure from serving you well, but we also depend on this success. The more successful you are, the more jobs you get and the more people hear about SoundPLAN. This assures that sales and continued software ...
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Rebalancing licensing to keep the peace
Environmental Protection UK has recently responded to a Home Office consultation on proposals for licensing reform. The proposals would steamline and strengthen the powers of licencing authorities, with a stated aim of managing the impacts and behavour associated with excessive drinking. While there is no overt reference to the preventative role licensing plays in noise management, it is ...
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Noise Impact Assessment Africa
WKC is proud to announce that it has been awarded a contract to deliver a noise impact assessment for a new 200MW wind farm in East Africa. Wind power capacity in the region is expected to increase by around 12 gigawatts by 2040. The project will convert wind into useful energy utilising an array of highly efficient land based wind turbines. The first phase of the project entails a noise ...
By WKC Group
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Time to set standards for mapping noise and stick to them
SoundPLAN, the leading international expert designer and provider of acoustics and air pollution simulation software for environmental modelling, is calling on the bodies responsible for setting noise standards around the world to ensure that they implement and maintain high quality standards with thorough test procedures and scenarios. The USA’s Federal Highway Administration’s ...
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The Optimus Red Sound Level Meter – in a Class 2 all of its own
With no hidden extras at hidden costs, the Optimus Red can claim to be the industry leading product that covers ALL areas of UK and European Noise at Work legislation, taking away any uncertainty for professionals looking for a Class 2 sound level meter. A sound level meter used for Noise at Work measurements should ideally meet Class 2 of the latest standards and all of the Optimus Red ...
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Buying Noise Measurement Equipment, how to cut costs, not quality!
At a time when budgets are under strain, the Pulsar Model 14, ultra-simple digital sound level meter offer a compliant, reliable, yet affordable noise meter. It is the preferred choice of employers looking for a meter for general purpose use whilst meeting the “Noise at Work” Regulations and the requirements of IEC 61672 to Class 2. The Model 14 retails at £260.00 and provides ...
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Five Receive SAE International Lloyd L. Withrow Distinguished Speaker Award
Five mobility engineering professionals received the SAE International Lloyd L. Withrow Distinguished Speaker Award during the SAE 2011 World Congress in Detroit. The awards were given to Guofei Chen, Garrick J. Forkenbrock, Angelo Onorati, John P. Rugh and Thomas Wallner. Originally established in 1984 as the SAE Distinguished Speaker Award, the award name was changed to the SAE Lloyd L. ...
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Pulsar Model 14 – the small sound meter everyone wants!
It's official! This small digital sound level meter sold by Pulsar Instruments plc is the preferred choice of employers looking for a meter for general purpose use whilst meeting the “Noise at Work” Regulations and the requirements of IEC 61672 standards to Class 2. • Simple and easy to use for basic noise level measurement and spot checks • dB(A) ...
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Noise Mapping and Planning For Non-Acousticians
New software is available for those who may not have in-depth knowledge of acoustics but want accurate results of a noise calculation in the smallest amount of time, with the maximum amount of professionalism. SoundPLANessential was conceived with this in mind. SoundPLANessential is a compact version of SoundPLAN, known for its power, fast data processing and graphics. It is said ...
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Estimating exposure to excessive noise in cities
The 2002 Environmental Noise Directive seeks to provide a uniform basis for measuring and addressing noise pollution, one of the most important urban environmental issues for the EU. New research has assessed city-dwellers' exposure to noise and proposes traffic management strategies to reduce harmful levels. Clear evidence is growing for wide-ranging negative health effects of noise pollution, ...
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Innovation in noise measurement: doseBadge Pulsar Model 22
The Pulsar doseBadge is a tiny, compact and lightweight dosimeter which is worn on the human body, usually on the shoulder, or on a safety helmet. It measures accurately the amount of noise that the person wearing the device is exposed to during their working day. This revolutionary personal noise dosimeter is a self-contained noise measurement device (also known as a PSEM). It has no cables, ...
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Pulsar model 30: sound investment for measuring industrial noise
During difficult economic times it is often tempting for businesses to postpone certain health & safety projects. Over a million of people in the UK suffer permanent and irreversible deafness, tinnitus or other ear conditions as a result of exposure to excessive noise at work (source HSE), therefore if you have issues with noise at work you cannot afford to ignore them. Pulsar Instruments, a ...
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Environment: Speaking the same language on noise exposure
Quantifying noise exposure will be significantly easier thanks to a new set of common noise assessment methods published today. Comparable data on noise exposure in Europe is a prerequisite to set up EU policies to reduce noise pollution, a growing health and economic concern all over Europe. The new methods – known as Common Noise Assessment Methods in Europe (CNOSSOS-EU) – were ...
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7 year warranty offer from Pulsar Instruments
The Pulsar NovaTM is being launched in the UK next week at SHExpo 2013 at the NEC. This is a suite of high performance sound level meters designed for professionals seeking to meet the latest industry standards for noise measurement products. The Nova is the most robust and easy to use of its class providing safety experts with the highest level of performance in a wide range of noise measurement ...
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Envisan launches the construction of its centre for production of eco-materials in France
Envisan France, the French branch of the environmental division of Jan De Nul Group, world leader in maritime dredging works, launches the construction of its Soil and Sediment Treatment Centre in La Seyne-sur-Mer. This centre is specifically designed for the treatment and recycling of polluted sediments and soil. Based on its expertise gathered in Belgium, where legislation allows for re-use of ...
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Video released: personal noise dosimeter demonstration
New short video released showcasing Pulsar’s popular personal noise monitoring device Pulsar Instruments, the fastest growing manufacturer of noise at work monitoring products in the world, has released a new video explaining and demonstrating the features, functions and benefits of its personal noise exposure dosemeter doseBadge system: Pulsar Model 22. This short noise dosemeter video ...
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GPU accelerated Room Acoustics Simulations
Users of SoundPLANnoise now have the opportunity to exploit this technology for themselves when using the indoor sound particle model for indoor noise and room acoustics calculations.Many types of indoor calculations in SoundPLAN run much faster using OpenCL.OpenCL calculations can significantly accelerate calculation times for a broad range of sound particle jobs because the hardware it exploits ...
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Pulsar noise dosemeters: intelligent cable free technology to capture noise exposure at work
Model 22 Noise Dosimeter is the smallest of the Pulsar Instruments plc range of sound measuring equipment designed to be used in many industries such as manufacturing, construction, chemical, mining, highway maintenance to name a few. The company, which is fast becoming one of the leading manufacturers and resellers of sound measuring equipment in the world, specialises in the design and ...
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Casella CEL`s dBadge noise dosimeters benefit from an improved design and a new, low-cost, model
Casella CEL has redeveloped its popular lightweight and cable-free dBadge noise dosimeter to increase its robustness, allowing the dosimeter to be used in the harshest of environments with absolute reliability. Owing to its popularity for use in mining applications, the redeveloped dBadge now features rubber over-moulding on the case to further increase toughness, and provide protection from the ...
By Casella
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