@inproceedings{1271794e27614ec0adab5f39460bdca5,
title = "Assessment of noise-induced annoyance by tones in noise from building mechanical systems",
abstract = "Prominent tones in noise generated by mechanical equipment in buildings can cause complaints from occupants in buildings. The ISO 1996-2 and ANSI S1.13 standards describe methodologies and metrics to quantify tonality perception, but the influence of tonesin noise on human annoyance and performance is not fully understood yet. This paper investigates annoyance responses of humans while exposed to background noise with tonal components. Twenty participants completed digit span tasks while exposed to noise signals with differing levels of tones and overall loudness. Subjects were also asked to rate their annoyance after completing tasks under each noise signal. The subjective testing was carried out in the indoor acoustic testing chamber at the University ofNebraska. A dose-response model is investigated to predict the upper limits of acceptability for tonalness using assorted noise metrics.",
keywords = "Annoyance, Building mechanical noise, Tonality",
author = "Joonhee Lee and Wang, {Lily M.}",
year = "2014",
language = "English (US)",
series = "INTERNOISE 2014 - 43rd International Congress on Noise Control Engineering: Improving the World Through Noise Control",
publisher = "Australian Acoustical Society",
editor = "John Davy and Marion Burgess and Charles Don and Liz Dowsett and Terry McMinn and Norm Broner",
booktitle = "INTERNOISE 2014 - 43rd International Congress on Noise Control Engineering",
note = "43rd International Congress on Noise Control Engineering: Improving the World Through Noise Control, INTERNOISE 2014 ; Conference date: 16-11-2014 Through 19-11-2014",
}