目次

Fundamentals.- Basic theory of sound.- Sound field in front of a boundary.- Sound in enclosures.- Modelling techniques.- Sound Environment in Hospitals.- Noise in the healthcare environment.- Introduction of critical care.- Noise on patients’ sleep.- Environmental noise and socio-economic factors of hospitals.- Processing of noise map & socio-economic factors.- Sound Environment of the Critical Care Department – Grounded Theory Study.- Grounded theory.- Multi-dependant environment.- Sound Field of Typical Hospital Wards.- Acoustic measurement and simulation methods.- Measurement results.- Simulation results.- Sound Field of U-Shaped Long Space in Hospitals.- Validation of acoustic software.- Parametric study based on computer simulation.- Empirical sound propagation equations.- Sound Power Levels of Typical Medical Equipment.- Measurement methods.- Sound power level of individual equipment.- Sound environment with multiple pieces of equipment.- Behaviour Observation of Major Noise Sources.- Noise observation method.- Agent-Based Design Tool of Hospital Acoustic Environment.