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MASJID
PUNCAK ALAM
ACOUSTICS
SEMINAR
PRESENTATION
PREPARED FOR :
DR. MARIAM FELANI BINTI SHAARI
- Within Building
- Brief Information - Brief Information - Surrounding Building
- Affect to Prayer Hall
- Sound transmition
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PRAYER
HALL
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PRAYER HALL
BRIEF INFORMATION
BRIEF INFORMATION
PRAYER HALL
MIHRAB
PRAYER HALL
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GOOD ACOUSTICAL
During Azan
prayer maximum
Mihrab become one of the natural reveberation of sound meter
and acoustical space within the prayer hall and can goes up to
gives unique feeling of majesty. 80db which is still
considered as
But due to the geometric safe scale sound
shape of the ceiling of and loud enough
the dome, it create an to call and
echo to the centre of the perform salaah or
PATH RAYS OF ACOUSTIC WITHIN THE PRAYER HALL prayer hall to support prayer.
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3D MODEL
DOME
EXISTING
NOISE/SOUND
- Within Building
- Surrounding Building
- Affect to Prayer Hall
- Sound transmition
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EXISTING NOISE/SOUND
WITHIN BUILDING
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EXISTING NOISE/SOUND
SPEAKER LOCATED
EXISTING NOISE/SOUND NAME AFFECT RATE EXISTING NOISE/SOUND NAME AFFECT RATE
1 A noise can be
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heard on the Noise in the men's
Wall Fan men's prayer
Speaker prayer hall
section
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A noise can be
The conversation
heard on the Human
Ceiling Fan
of people can be
3 Most noisy
6 The frequently
interferes with the used main door
Air Conditioninig prayers and
Main Door makes an
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EXISTING NOISE/SOUND
SURROUNDING BUILDING
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AFFECT TO PRAYER HALL
SURROUNDING BUILDING
EXISTING NOISE/SOUND NAME AFFECT RATE EXISTING NOISE/SOUND NAME AFFECT RATE
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The sound of the
horn and the Noise in the men's
Heavy Traffic
Ducting
few hours
Al-Furqan) the azan of al-
Furqan musollah
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Screams of Qorban activity
Human
Residential children in the
involve many
Activities
playground people
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ACOUSTICAL
IMPROVEMENT
- Existing Acoustical ( Good and Bad )
- To Building
- To Prayer Hall
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EXISTING ACOUSTICAL
GOOD ACOUSTICAL
1) SOUND ABSORBING
DOOR CEILING
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EXISTING ACOUSTICAL
GOOD ACOUSTICAL
2) SOUND ABSORBING
FLOOR
- A solid concrete floor slab cover with synthetic fiber carpet at hall prayer area and finishing of marble tile
- This materials will help to reduce noise inside the closer praying hall
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EXISTING ACOUSTICAL
GOOD ACOUSTICAL
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GOOD ACOUSTICAL
1) SOUND ABSORBING
Main Door Prayer Hall
- Make noise during shut the door IMPROVEMENT
Drop thetreshold closer Install door sweep
2) SOUND ABSORBING
Window
- Slanted window that only have one
IMPROVEMENT
glazing are less absorb of the sound.
The sound meets the
glass obstacle
Glass
Space Bar
By improve the window material with double
Desiccant Sound reflected
glazed window, noise will be less diffused
Frame
into the windows due to the greater weight
of the glass.
The vibration produces a sound, the added Double Glazing window
amount of this vibration prevents it from
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ACOUSTICAL IMPROVEMENT
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3) SOUND ABSORBING
Ceiling Prayer Hall First Floor
- Ceiling at the first floor prayer hall did not have a IMPROVEMENT
good material for sound absorb.
Acoustic ceiling panel or tiles
4) SOUND ABSORBING
Curtain Fabric Window
The existing type of curtain material used not fully IMPROVEMENT
function as good acoustical item
Soundproof Curtain
comfort.
NOISE REDUCTION
MEASUREMENT
- Sound Transmission
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SOUND TRANSMISSION
MIHRAB
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center point
SECTION MIHRAB
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SOUND TRANSMISSION
MIMBAR
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Mimbar is elevated higher from the mosque floor , the workshippers are
being assumed to seated on the floor while listening to the speech as is
usually happened during friday prayer, its help the sound efficiently
spread since the source being placed higher than the receiver.
focus point
center point
SECTION MIMBAR
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