BMS SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

Yelahanka, Bangalore- 560 064

B.Arch THIRD INTERNAL ASSESSMENT TEST, (ODD) 2021 - 22

SUBJECT : SUBJECT CODE: SEMESTER:
ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS 18ARC73 VII A & C

MAX MARKS : 50 DATE : 17TH JANUARY 2022 TIME: 09:00 AM - 10.30 AM

ANSWER ANY 2 QUESTIONS FROM EACH SECTION. KEEP ANSWERS SHORT and ADD SUITABLE SKETCHES.
PART A
Explain transmission of noise in a multistoried school building through 12.5 CO1
A1 MARKS K1, K2
neat sketches.
A conference room is located next to the Air handling unit in an office 12.5 CO1
MARKS K2, K3
A2 space. Suggest suitable construction details to isolate the conference room
from the noise of the air handling unit.
OR
What is transmission loss? Suggest methods for treating the fenestrations 10 CO1
K1, K2, K3,
B1 (doors and windows) to achieve effective transmission loss for an office K4
building located on a high traffic road.
What is sound transmission class? How is this an Important parameter to 5 CO1
B2 K1, K2
assess performance of partitions?
A gym located on the fourth floor of the building needs to be acoustically 10 CO1
K3, K4, K6
B3 separated from the office space on the third floor. Suggest suitable detailing
for the third-floor ceiling and the floor flooring.
PART B
12.5 CO2
C1 Explain the applications of acoustic barriers in industrial spaces. MARKS K1

A school building needs to be located on a side abutting an arterial road. 12.5 CO2
MARKS K3, K4, K6
C2 Suggest site planning strategies and methods to prevent noise from the road
entering the building.
OR
12.5 CO1
D1 Suggest methods to reduce air turbulence noise in a HVAC system MARKS K1, K3

Suggest strategies at regional level and urban district level to achieve 12.5 CO2
D2 MARKS K1
acceptable noise levels in the surroundings
COURSE OUTCOMES (CO)

CO1 UNDERSTAND THE INTRODUCTION TO STRUCTURAL NOISE CONTROL AND CONSTRUCTIONAL MEASURES OF NOISE CONTROL AND SOUND
INSULATION. CO1 UNDERSTANDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE MITIGATION..

BLOOM’S TAXONOMY

K1 - REMEMBERING, K2 - UNDERSTANDING, K3 - APPLYING, K4 - ANALYSING, K5 - EVALUATING, K6 - CREATING

SUBJECT FACULTY ACADEMIC COORDINATOR (B.ARCH SEM VII) DIRECTOR

AR. BINNY JOHNSON AR. SUNIL DR. SHAILA BANTANUR

BMS SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
Yelahanka, Bangalore- 560 064