ESDEFREN Acoustic Problems Acoustic Solutions References Company Blog Contact introduction to acoustics Home/ Introduction to acoustics/ Basic concepts Acoustics is defined as the “Science of sound”, Understanding sound as a mechanical disturbance in an elastic and inertial medium. These disturbances or oscillations of air pressure are converted into mechanical waves which excite the auditory mechanism, resulting in a perception. Perceived sound is defined by: Noise Noise is unwanted, annoying or irritating sounds, which occur when the listener is mentally or physically maladapted to the source that produces it. Any sound can be noise under certain conditions. In the construction industry noise is classified as: Airborne Airborne sound Airborne sound insulation Solutions Reverb Absorption Solutions Structural Impact sound Impact Sound insulation Solutions Vibrations Antivibration solutions Acoustic pollution In a society focused on achieving the well-being of people at all levels, the impact of “acoustic pollution” and the development of protection methods to reduce it is increasingly important. This pollution originates both in and outside the buildings, altering the normal conditions of the environment in a given area and generating direct consequences on our health. Rolled traffic 125 000 000 Some 125 million people affected by traffic levels of more than 55 dB (Lden). That is one in four Europeans. Discomfort 20 000 000 Europeans affected by environmental noise Sleep interruption 8 000 000 Europeans affected by environmental noise Health impact 43 000 Europeans are hospitalised each year due to environmental noise Premature death 10 000 Hypertension and cardiovascular diseases caused by environmental noise Newsletter Subscribe here to receive news about our products certifications legal how to place your order work with us downloads cookies © dBcover solutions 2016 Cookies To make this site work properly, we sometimes place small data files called cookies on your device. Most big websites do this too. Accept Read more Cookies Settings

ESDEFREN Acoustic Problems Acoustic Solutions References Company Blog Contact certifications Home/ Certifications/ At dBcover® we endeavour to improve at a global level. We are aware that the best way to benchmark our solutions with those in the rest of the market is by complying with all codes and standards institutions, which is why our solutions are tested under strict ISO (Europe) and ASTM (North America) standards, and follow all the building standards and technical building codes. The more we demand from ourselves, the better the final result. Codes and technical standards we operate under Common efficiency and low emission certifications for all our solutions Newsletter Subscribe here to receive news about our products certifications legal how to place your order work with us downloads cookies © dBcover solutions 2016 Cookies To make this site work properly, we sometimes place small data files called cookies on your device. Most big websites do this too. Accept Read more Cookies Settings