Sound, Noise and Speech at the 9000-Seat Holy Trinity Church in Fatima, Portugal

• Autorzy: Carvalho A. P. O. , Silva P. M. A.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This paper presents the interior acoustical characterization of the 9,000-seat church of the Holy Trinity in the Sanctuary of Fátima, Portugal, inaugurated in 2007. In situ measurements were held regarding interior sound pressure levels (with and without the HVAC equipment working), NC curves, RASTI (with and without the installed sound system) and reverberation time. The results are presented and commented according to the design values. A comparison is made with other churches in the world, also with a very large volume (for instance the Basilica Mariacka in Gdansk). The measured data are also used to calculate a global index of this church acoustic quality using Engel’s and Kosała's Index Method.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

church; acoustics; Rapid Speech Transmission Index (RASTI); reverberation time

• Wydawca: Instytut Podstawowych Problemów Techniki PAN ; Polska Akademia Nauk
• Czasopismo: Archives of Acoustics
• Rocznik: 2010
• Tom: Vol. 35, No. 2
• Strony: 145--156
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 2 poz., fot., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Carvalho A. P. O.

autor

Silva P. M. A.

• University of Porto Laboratory of Acoustics Faculty of Engineering Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal,

Bibliografia

• 1. Carvalho A., Freitas D. (2003), The new megachurch for the Sanctuary of Fátima, 10th ICSV Int. Cong. on Sound and Vibration, Stockholm, Sweden.
• 2. Engel Z., Kosała K. (2007), Index method of the acoustic quality assessment of sacral buildings, Archives of Acoustics, 32, 3, 455-474.