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INDUSTRIAL-OCCUPATIONAL
HYGIENE CALCULATIONS:
A Professional Reference
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Ν SPLi
SPL f = 10 log ∑ 10 10
i=I
Adding Sound Pressure Levels.....................................................................4
N Li
1
Leq = 10log
T ∑ 10 10 t
i
Leq Equivalent Sound Pressure Level..........................................................8 i =1
c
f
Frequency and Wavelength.........................................................................18 λ
f 2 = 2 f1
Octave Bands: Upper and Lower Edge.....................................................19
Total Sound Pressure Level
Category:
Noise
10
10 log 10
Terms and Units 1
L = total sound pressure level generated by
Pt
N sources (dB)
L = individual sound pressure level of ith source (dB)
Pi
Reference:
Berger, E.H., et al., ed., 1986, Noise and Hearing Conservation Manual, American Industrial Hygiene
Association (AIHA), Virginia Page 29.
will find, e.g. that for a numerical difference of 2 approximate total sound pressure level, L ?
Pt
31.5 88
63 90
125 92
250 92
500 95
1000 96
2000 92
4000 90
8000 88
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I X (log 2)
log( 1 ) =
I2 ( HVL)
rearranging,
I1 HVL
X = (log )( )
I 2 log 2
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