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William J Murphy1, Ning Xiang2
1Hearing Loss Prevention Team, Engineering and Physical Hazard Branch, Division of Applied Research and Technology, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226-1998, USA.
Abstract:
Reverberation time measurements were conducted in the 21-lane indoor firing range at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. Long reverberation times resulted in poor speech transmission indices (STI) which required acoustical treatments within the range. After treatment, reverberation times were significantly reduced and STI was dramatically enhanced. Standard Sabine and Eyring models failed to accurately predict the reverberation times. A computer simulation of the range was developed to predict room acoustic conditions and auralize speech performance for perceptual evaluation in the range.
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