Assignment: Acoustics and Noise Control (Jan-Apr 2017)

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Faculty of Engineering, UCSI University Kuala Lumpur

EM417 Acoustics and Noise Control (Jan-Apr 2017)

Assignment: Acoustical Modeling of Urban Building Design

INSTRUCTION TO ALL STUDENTS:

1. One group is composed of 2-3 students.

2. Write all members' name and student ID at the cover page.
3. Each student need to fill up the peer assessment form.
4. The report must be submitted by 6 April 2017 (Thursday), in both hard-
copy and soft-copy (wordfile). Late submission will not be entertained.
5. Marks distribution:
Elements Marks
Group Assignment 15
Peer Assessment Form 5
6. The group assignment marks are given based on the content and
completeness of report, therefore make it precise enough within 20 pages.
7. Comply all the formatting as prescribed.

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During an urban design, the buildings can be constructed in certain ratio to prevent noise
propagation, from one region to another. Consider the twin-tower building structures can
be modeled as follows:

Figure 1: Building design with varied .

U is the upstream velocity of the noise source, a is the distance/length of the building
section as prescribed, while is a real number with the range of 0.5 1.5. The
governing equation for this case is the two dimensional wave equation, given as:

2 2
2 2
= ( + )
2 2 2

where t is time, x and y are the spatial components, while u is the speed of mechanical
displacement.

Setting a = 10, c = 1 and U = 1, compute the distribution of mechanical displacement

speed, u across the entire domain as shown in Figure 1. Take = 0.50, 0.75, 1.00, 1.25
and 1.50.

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In a report NOT MORE THAN 20 PAGES (only cover page and appendix can be
excluded), include the following details:

- COVER PAGE-

1. Introduction to Engineering Acoustics and Urban Design*

2. Methodology and Explicit Solution**

3. Distribution of Mechanical Displacement Speed at Different Front Height,

4. Discussion of Results***

5. Conclusion

-APPENDIX-

* The introduction shall at least include: (1) the importance of noise control; (2) roles of
acoustics in urban planning; (3) description of project.

** You may use other method other than explicit solution, such as Runge-Kutta method
and implicit methods. Kindly refer to "Chapra and Canale (2010). Numerical Methods for
Engineers, 6th Ed. Mcgraw Hill Higher Education" or any other numerical/computational
textbook for more information.

*** Discussion of the results shall at least include: (1) the description of relationship
between and u; (2) suggestion on how to reduce noise; (3) laws/precautions in pre-empt
noise pollution.

Note:

1. Include a maximum 300 words of abstract at the Cover Page.

2. Include at least your MATLAB coding in your appendix. Codes will be tested
and re-run during evaluation. The shorter the codes, the better the codes.
3. You may use any software such as ANSYS or COMSOL OR use analytical
solutions to validate/check your computed results.

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Format of the report:

1. Font style: Times News Roman

2. Font size: 12
3. Line spacing: 1.5
4. Line alignment: Justify
5. No "tab" or space at the beginning of every paragraph
6. Heading: See examples
1.0 Introduction to Engineering Acoustics and Urban Design
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1.1 AAA
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2.0 Methodology and Explicit Solution
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7. Tables and Figures: See examples

Table 1: The relationship between A and B

A B
0.254 7.523
1.569 8.578

Figure 1: v-velocity profile along horizontal centerline by SIMPLE algorithm

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Note: Space one line before and after every figure or/and table. The figure(s)
must be clear to be seen.
8. Equations: See examples
2 2 2
= 2 ( 2 + 2 ) (1)
2

Note: No need to space one line after an equation.

9. Page margin: Default Microsoft Word Margin (2.54 cm all around)
10. Citation/reference format: See examples

REFERENCES (Chicago Style)

[1] Chen, Shiyi, and Gary D. Doolen. "Lattice Boltzmann method for fluid
flows."Annual review of fluid mechanics 30, no. 1 (1998): 329-364.
[2] Bejan, Adrian. Convection heat transfer. John wiley& sons, 2013.
[3] Tamura, I., Y. Tomota, and M. Ozawa. "Strength and ductility of Fe-Ni-C
alloys composed of austenite and martensite with various strengths." In
Proc. Conf. on Microstructure and Design of Alloys, Institute of Metals
and Iron and Steel Institute, London. 1973, 1,(129): 611-615. 1973.

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