The scattering of 3D sound sources by rigid barriers in the vicinity of tall buildings

The acoustic scattering of a three-dimensional (3D) sound source by an infinitely long rigid barrier in the vicinity of a tall building is analyzed using the boundary element method (BEM). The acoustic barrier is modeled using boundary elements, and is assumed to be non-absorbing, while the image so...

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Main Author: Godinho, L. (author)
Other Authors: António, J. (author), Tadeu, A. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2002
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10316/4013
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:estudogeral.sib.uc.pt:10316/4013
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Summary:The acoustic scattering of a three-dimensional (3D) sound source by an infinitely long rigid barrier in the vicinity of a tall building is analyzed using the boundary element method (BEM). The acoustic barrier is modeled using boundary elements, and is assumed to be non-absorbing, while the image source method is used to model the tall building as an infinite vertical barrier. A frequency domain BEM formulation is used, and time domain responses are then obtained by applying an inverse Fourier transformation.