Innovative Design and Applications of Materials for Acoustically Performative Indoor and Outdoor Environments II
A special issue of Acoustics (ISSN 2624-599X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 16598
Special Issue Editors
Interests: applied acoustics; room acoustics; building acoustics; acoustic materials properties; acoustic simulations; measurement uncertainty
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Interests: classroom acoustics; speech intelligibility; voice monitoring; concert-hall acoustics; acoustic materials; soundscape and sound insulation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The advances in acoustic materials research have been put in the spotlight since the effects of acoustic comfort and noise on health and well-being have become hot topics in the design process. Several projects have seen collaborations among designers and acousticians that address the aesthetic and acoustic issues simultaneously. Such issues have very often involved researchers and innovative industries proposing new solutions to materials design and applications for acoustically performative indoor and outdoor environments. The main design issues have led to recent studies on acoustic metamaterials, which result in applications that hold great promise for the future. However, traditional materials also seem to offer new challenges related to sustainability and environmental impact. On one side, acoustic absorptive and diffusive materials and their combination are still subject to debate not only in musical performance spaces (e.g., concert halls) but also in more common acoustic environments (e.g., classrooms and offices). On the other side, the interest in soundscape design in outdoor environments has recently placed the attention on the opportunities offered by the choice of facade materials and shapes in order to control noise in the urban environment.
This Special Issue aims to bring together contributions that could highlight the potential of new materials and combinations of different acoustic properties in order to maximize their effects on the acoustic performance of indoor and outdoor environments.
This invitation for contributions is addressed to manuscripts in the form of research articles, review articles, and case study investigations that combine theoretical research and applications related to the design, modeling, optimization, fabrication, and acoustic characterization of acoustic materials. Moreover, we invite submissions on real applications and simulations in different environments as well as subjective investigations on the effectiveness of the applications for this Special Issue.
Dr. Louena Shtrepi
Dr. Arianna Astolfi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- acoustic materials optimization
- sound absorption
- sound diffusion
- sustainable materials
- acoustic comfort
- noise control
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