Abstract
Impulse noise is one of the most hazardous and annoying types of noise, which is present in the working and community environment. A-weighted equivalent sound pressure level, describing most types of noise, appears not to be the appropriate descriptor, especially not for high-impulsive and high-energy impulsive noise. However, this descriptor is often used as a basis for impulse noise evaluation, when combined with appropriate adjustment terms. But despite of objective character of such evaluation, care should be taken regarding certain facts, especially the source of impulse noise, its environment and time of measurement. In this article, the relationships between all these influential parameters have been investigated in detail. Today, on the other hand, a sophisticated sound level meter offers the possibility of simultaneous measurement of many acoustical descriptors. By combining some of these descriptors with some analytical investigations, as shown in this article, more useful information concerning impulse noise can be obtained. In this article some of them are used for more detailed analysis of impulse correction, according to some international standards.
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