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BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE 5th YEAR 1st SEMESTER EXAMINATION – 2021-2022
ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS

PART – 1 (Full Marks: 30)

GROUP – A: MCQs
Answer all the questions. No need to copy any question. Write the answer against the Question Nos.
Reasons (wherever applicable) must be mentioned to obtain credit for each answer.

1. ______ laid the foundations of acoustic theory of buildings.

a. Charles H. Townes
b. W.C Sabine
c. A. Javin
d. Stephen and Bate

2. The number of vibration or pressure fluctuations per seconds.

a. Frequency
b. Timbre
c. Quality
d. Pitch

3. Critical path is the distance where the SPL of direct sound:

a. matches the SPL of background noise
b. matches the SPL of early reflections
c. exceeds the SPL of early reflections
d. is zero

4. Which of the sound qualities is NOT desired in a recording room?

a. Diffused sound A live room or tracking room should have sound characteristics that complement and
b. Specular sound enhance the sound of the instruments recorded there. It should have a kind of
ambience that pleases the ear, that inspires, that “carries” your voice or
c. Uniform sound
instrument.Specular reflection occurs when the sound pulse encounters a large
d. Scattered sound smooth boundary, such as an organ capsule. Sound is reflected from interfaces
where there is a change in tissue density and compressibility
5. Recording room design is special than any other acoustical space design because:
a. the performance is captured electronically, hence all acoustical defects can be ignored
b. the performance has to be recorded in the space having same reverberation time as that of the
hall where it is to be presented same as before
c. the performance is captured electronically and later has to be presented in another acoustical
space with minimum defect
d. the performance is captured electronically and later can be corrected before presenting in
another acoustical space

6. Adopting ceiling forms in place of flat ceilings particularly in lecture halls is important because:
a. The entire flat ceiling does not contribute to useful reflection but leads to loss of energy
b. Stepped ceiling reduces the effective volume of hall and the reflected path length
c. Truncated ceiling at the back side of hall can cut down flutters and long-delayed reflections
d. All of the above
in Auditorium/similar design as sound have to be pure with out any echo, reflection,
overlapping flat celling does not provide that feature even increases the chances of
those. but in the said cased it does not happens.
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7. Sound source is surrounded by reflective enclosure on sides preferably at an inclination of 120°.

Statement 1. To direct original sound towards audience directly
Statement 2. To direct reflected sound towards audience
Statement 3. To direct sound and strengthen lateral reflections
Statement 4. To direct sound to strengthen both lateral and ceiling reflections
The correct combination will be:
a. Statement 1 & 2
b. Statement 2 & 3 any auditorium design should support this.
c. Statement 1, 2 & 3
d. Statement 2, 3 & 4

8. An instrument designed to measure a frequency-weighted value of the sound pressure level.

a. Sound-level meter
b. Transducer
c. Sound pressure meter
d. Sound analyzer

9. The transmission of sound from one room to an adjacent room, via common walls, floors or ceilings.
a. Flanking transmission
Flanking sound (or flanking noise) is sound that transmits between spaces
b. Refraction
indirectly, going over or around, rather than directly through the main
c. Reflection separating element. This can allow sound to transmit between spaces even
d. Reverberation though the main separating element itself provides good acoustic insulation.

10. ____________ is the average rate of transmission of sound energy in a given direction through a
cross-section area of 1 sq.m at right angles to the direction.
a. Sound pressure
b. Loudness
c. Sound intensity
d. Pressure variation

11. ___________ is early reflection of sound.

a. Echo
b. Reverberation
c. Pure sound
d. Intelligible sound

12. _______ Consist of a rapid succession of noticeable echoes.

a. Rarefaction
b. Refraction
c. Reflection
d. Flutter echo

13. Required time for any sound to decay to 60 dB.

a. Echo time
b. Delay time
c. Reverberation time
d. Transient time
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14. What is the dB SPL of an auditorium with contemporary music?

a. 80-95 humans detect varying frequencies differently because the human ear is less sensitive to very high
and very low frequencies.For instance, a 40 dB sound at 1000 Hz frequency would seem louder
b. 85-90 than a 50 dB sound at 80 Hz frequency – even though the sound pressure is higher in the 80Hz
c. 95-100 sound, our ears are not as sensitive to it as they are to the 1000 Hz frequency. Since humans
d. 100-105 detect frequencies differently, sound criteria are measured with curves across a range of
frequencies. so it is been found ideal range to enjoy the music
15. _________ is affected by the distance between the listener and the source of the sound and its
intensity varies inversely with the square of its distance.
a. Volume
b. Bass The sound intensity decreases inversely proportional to the squared distance, that
c. Treble is, with 1/r² from the measuring point to the sound source, so that doubling of the
d. Loudness distance deceases the sound intensity to a quarter of its initial value.

GROUP – B: Analysis Report

Answer any one of the following:-

1. Emphasizing the acoustic design constraints and the solutions present a brief study (report) on the
advancement of the auditorium acoustics highlighting the salient features of the architecture from the past
to the present times. One may include case studies to substantiate the answer. (presentation in listing form
–i.e. as points will be appreciated).

2. Prepare a comparative study based on the choice of the type of material depending on the various
design metrics in order to design a room for speech or music.

3. Prepare a list to assess the Noise sources affecting any acoustic design, interpret the factors
affecting and accordingly examine the constraints to control the noise.