Noise Exposure of Teachers in Nursery Schools—Evaluation of Measures for Noise Reduction When Dropping DUPLO Toy Bricks into Storage Cases by Sound Analyses
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Method
2.1. Material
2.2. Principle of Test
2.3. Setting
2.4. Statistical Methods
2.5. Frequency Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Analyses of Sound Pressure Level
3.2. Sound Pressure Analyses of the Damping Materials
3.3. Efficacy of the Damping Materials
3.4. Frequency Analysis
3.5. Frequency Analysis: Efficacy of the Damping Materials
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Storage Case | Mean (dB) | SD (dB) | Reduction of LAFmax (dB) | p-Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
aluminium | 103.34 | 0.80 | ||
+ damping material: | ||||
foam rubber | 98.44 | 1.45 | 4.90 | <0.0001 |
carpet | 91.34 | 2.00 | 12.00 | <0.0001 |
PU-foam | 92.22 | 2.00 | 11.12 | <0.0001 |
Timber | 101.17 | 0.82 | ||
+ damping material: | ||||
foam rubber | 98.80 | 1.49 | 2.37 | <0.001 |
carpet | 92.11 | 3.23 | 9.06 | <0.001 |
PU-foam | 87.29 | 2.33 | 13.88 | <0.001 |
plastic blue | 99.55 | 1.27 | ||
+ damping material: | ||||
foam rubber | 99.52 | 1.65 | 0.03 | >0.999 |
carpet | 91.33 | 1.91 | 8.22 | <0.001 |
PU-foam | 88.03 | 2.02 | 11.52 | <0.001 |
basket | 91.61 | 0.25 | ||
+ damping material: | ||||
PU-foam | 89.75 | 0.43 | 1.86 | 0.0023 |
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Gebauer, K.; Scharf, T.; Baumann, U.; Groneberg, D.A.; Bundschuh, M. Noise Exposure of Teachers in Nursery Schools—Evaluation of Measures for Noise Reduction When Dropping DUPLO Toy Bricks into Storage Cases by Sound Analyses. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2016, 13, 677. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13070677
Gebauer K, Scharf T, Baumann U, Groneberg DA, Bundschuh M. Noise Exposure of Teachers in Nursery Schools—Evaluation of Measures for Noise Reduction When Dropping DUPLO Toy Bricks into Storage Cases by Sound Analyses. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2016; 13(7):677. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13070677
Chicago/Turabian StyleGebauer, Konstanze, Thomas Scharf, Uwe Baumann, David A. Groneberg, and Matthias Bundschuh. 2016. "Noise Exposure of Teachers in Nursery Schools—Evaluation of Measures for Noise Reduction When Dropping DUPLO Toy Bricks into Storage Cases by Sound Analyses" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 13, no. 7: 677. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13070677