CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT & SUSTAINABILITY (NOISE)
SYNOPSIS
Construction activities generate excessive noise pollution and can be very disturbing when these activities are very close to sensitive areas. This is coupled with noise fluctuations due to changes in the modes of the machines’ working and high noise emissions from the equipment used. As a result, all stages of construction yield noise pollution although to varying levels , with the work on substructures (excavation) being the noisiest stage, while others such as the framework and walls, brickwork, services and roof are in the range of the same noise emission level. Although the effect of construction noise on civilians is not as serious as of the effect on the construction workers, such as hearing loss, physical and psychological disorders still occur and have been reported elsewhere. These adverse effects may however be reduced by complying with the emission limits set by the local authority while still in the planning stage through the prediction of noise resulting from the construction process. Thus in this course, the simple method on how to predict the noise using BS5228:2009 is introduced.
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