Relations between rapid speech transmission index (RASTI) and other acoustical and architectural measures in churches

The use of RASTI in churches is studied and the relationships with acoustical and architectural parameters identified using a major survey of Catholic churches in Portugal. It was found that the vast majority of churches tested have RASTI values below 0.45 giving a poor rating in the quality of spee...

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Main Author: António P. O. Carvalho (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 1999
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10216/101354
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/101354