Abstract

In the 1970s, Brazil invested heavily on postgraduate program of all areas, especially in acoustics and vibration. Several universities achieved benefits from these investments, namely the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), and the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM). Part of the undergraduate and postgraduate studies at the Mechanical Engineering Department (EMC) of the Federal University of Santa Catarina relates to vibration and noise. On the undergraduate level an optional course called Noise Control, totaling 54 hours, is offered, which covers basic acoustics and noise control concepts. In the postgraduate program Master’s and Doctorate degrees students can attend courses and pursue studies in the area of noise and vibration. This area of concentration is supported by a well equipped laboratory consisting of two reverberation chambers, with a third one, for transmission loss measurements, under construction, together with a hemianechoic room and equipment for the measurement and analysis of noise and vibration. Part of this laboratory, the Industrial Noise Laboratory, is accredited by the Brazilian authorities for measurements of and research on hearing protectors. [Work supported by the Federal Government, and industry.]

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