Acoustics and Perception in Special Shape Spaces
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 February 2024) | Viewed by 2628
Special Issue Editors
Interests: environmental and building acoustics; building physics; noise control; room acoustics
Interests: architectural acoustics; environmental acoustics; building sound; acoustics and perception
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With the evolution of room acoustics science, sound propagation in auditoriums has become thoroughly understood and accurately predicted by various models. The knowledge obtained of acoustics in auditoriums also expands our understanding of acoustics ordinary spaces. However, in spaces with special shapes, such as extra-large spaces, flat spaces, long spaces, spherical spaces and coupled spaces, what factors contribute to the room acoustics and how the people perceive the sound environment in those spaces are still unclear. The acoustic environment in those spaces is very complicated since their unusual shapes and various functions lead to distinct sound field conditions and requirements. How does the acoustic environment in those special spaces affect people’s sound perception? How do the subjective perceptions of the acoustic environment in those spaces differ from the ordinary ones? Would various populations such as staff and users tend to give different requirements for and evaluations of the sound environment in those special spaces? How do non-acoustic factors, such as occupants’ sociological characteristics (age, education, gender, sensitivity, attitudes, etc.), differ in their sound perception of special spaces? There is still much work to be done on the acoustics and their perceptions in special spaces.
In this Research Topic, any research that contributes to our understanding of acoustics and perception in special spaces, including, but not limited to, extra-large waiting spaces, exhibition halls, large sports stadiums, and subways, etc., is welcome for submission. We also expect interdisciplinary communication and cooperation among researchers in acoustics, psychology, physiology, sociology, and so on, to make the study's scope more distinct, elaborate, and prolific. We believe all the works of this Topic will contribute to the further understanding and practices to create desirable acoustic environments for human beings meeting both function and health requirements.
The sub-themes of this Topic include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Systematic studies on the acoustic environment in special spaces;
- In-depth discussion on the acoustic perceptual differences in special and ordinary spaces;
- Research on tools and methods to evaluate the acoustics in special spaces;
- The perceptual framework in the sound perception of special spaces by different occupants;
- Changes in the acoustic situation and perception of special spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic;
- Acoustic and non-acoustic factors on sound perception in special spaces.
We welcome a broad range of article types, including Original Research, Systematic Reviews, Methods, Hypotheses and Theories, Perspectives, and Brief Research Reports. The aim is to provide both a theoretical and methodological state-of-the-art on the topic.
Prof. Dr. Hui Ma
Prof. Dr. Yuezhe Zhao
Dr. Chao Wang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- special-shaped spaces
- acoustic environment
- sound perception
- acoustic factors
- non-acoustic factors
