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Acoustics—Description and
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Australian Standard
Acoustics—Description and
measurement of environmental
noise
PREFACE
This Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia / Standards New Zealand
Committee AV/5 on Acoustics, Community Noise, to supersede AS 1055.2 — 1989,
Acoustics — Description and measurement of environmental noise, Part 2: Application to
specific situations . This Standard is based on ISO 1996-3:1987, Acoustics — Description
and measurement of environmental noise— Part 3: Application to noise limits. This
Standard is a result of a consensus among representatives on the Joint Committee to
produce it as an Australian Standard. New Zealand has proceeded with a separate review
of its environmental noise Standard NZS 6802:1991.
It is Part 2 in a series of Standards on the measurement and assessment of environmental
noise. The objective of this Part is to provide guidelines for setting noise limits and
describes procedures for checking compliance with such limits and for investigations of
specific environmental noise situations. It is assumed that noise limits are established by
relevant authorities according to these guidelines and may be embodied in Noise Limit
Requirement documents, to which references are made.
This Standards is not a regulatory document and users should ascertain, from the relevant
regulatory authority, details of specific requirements laid down in each State or Territory.
The term ‘informative’ has been used in this Standard to define the application of the
appendix to which it applies. An ‘informative’ appendix is only for information and
guidance.
CONTENTS
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1 SCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 APPLICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4 INVESTIGATION OF SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE SITUATIONS . . 4
5 SPECIFICATION OF NOISE LIMITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
6 CHECKING COMPLIANCE WITH NOISE LIMITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
7 INFORMATION TO BE RECORDED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
STANDARDS AUSTRALIA
Australian Standard
Acoustics— Description and measurement of environmental noise
2 APPLICATION This Standard shall be read in conjunction with the definitions and
procedures set out in AS 1055.1.
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Clause 4.2.4. Where the descriptor is the percent exceedance A-weighted sound pressure
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level (L A%,T), the measurement shall be made in accordance with Clause 4.2.5.
NOTES:
1 Where appropriate, the ambient sound, with and without the noise investigated, should be
recorded using instrumentation at least complying with the requirements of Type A
equipment in AS 2680 for subsequent analysis.
2 Additionally, other types of measurement may be desirable depending on the situation to be
investigated, or may be specified by the relevant regulatory authority. Such measurements
may include spectrum analysis of the ambient sound, with and without the noise being
investigated (octave band, one-third octave band, or narrow-band analysis, as necessary),
where the noise has characteristics such as narrow-band components or low-frequency
components not adequately reflected in the A-weighted level.
3 Any unusual noise (e.g. dogs barking or insects and the like) not relevant to the
measurement of the parameter being reported should be excluded from the data, or if this is
not possible, its presence should be noted and recorded.
4 If measurements are performed at other than the relevant time and place justification should
be provided.
5 If it is not possible to measure L A90,T at the relevant place and time in the absence of the
noise that is being investigated, it should be measured at a similar location. Where it is not
possible to measure L A90,T at a similar location, it may be estimated in accordance with
Appendix A. A similar location is one which would be expected to have a similar
background level to the site under consideration (e.g. by reason of traffic flow or general
industrial activity).
6 Where the measurements are made inside a building, the importance of transmission through
windows, doors, ventilation ducts or similar should be investigated. To determine the
importance of these effects, measurements should be performed with windows and doors
fully opened and with windows and doors closed. Wherever possible, measurements should
also be made outside the building.
4.2.2 Measurement of adjusted percent exceedance A-weighted sound pressure level
(L A%,adj,T) and background A-weighted sound pressure level, (L A90,T) The noise shall be
measured at the relevant time and place. The level of the total ambient sound (including
the noise being investigated) shall be measured to determine L A%,T. The background sound
pressure level (L A90,T) shall be measured in the absence of the noise being investigated.
4.2.3 Measurement of steady noise sources There are numerous commercial, industrial
and residential sources of noise which operate for long periods of time and whose noise
emission characteristics may be described as being steady.
The measurement procedure and determination of potential annoyance from such sources
shall utilize the following measurement procedures:
(a) The measurement parameters that shall be recorded with the noise source operating
are the statistical parameters of L A10,T and the L A90,T .
(b) The measurement parameters that shall be recorded with the noise source
inoperative are the statistical parameters of the L A10,T and the L A90,T.
(c) The determination of relevant noise emission and extent of noise exceedance for the
steady sound source for the two measured conditions (noise source operating and
inoperative), require the following parameters to be determined and compared:
(i) The difference between LA10,T (noise source operating), and L A10,T (noise
source inoperative).
(ii) The difference between LA90,T (noise source operating), and L A90,T (noise
source inoperative).
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(iii) Where the noise emission characteristics of the noise source is truly steady,
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6.1 Instrumentation The instrumentation shall comply with the requirements specified
in AS 1055.1.
6.2 Location of measurement positions Measurements for verification of compliance
with noise limits shall be carried out at the positions and at the elevations specified in the
Noise Limit Requirement document. Where the positions so specified appear to be
insufficient for a reliable evaluation of the noise from the source under investigation,
additional positions may be selected. (See Note 3, Clause 5.2.2.)
6.3 Measurement time intervals and meteorological conditions Measurements shall
be made over the time intervals and under the meteorological conditions specified in the
Noise Limit Requirement document.
NOTE: If meteorological conditions during measurements are not specified in the Noise Limit
Requirement document, measurements should be reasonably distributed over the range of
meteorological conditions for the site under consideration.
6.4 Assessment of compliance with noise limits Compliance with noise limits may be
assessed by the relevant regulatory authority on the basis of comparison of the long-term
time average rating level (or other relevant levels) according to the requirements given in
the Noise Limit documents with the noise limits given in those documents.
NOTE: If there are significant variations in source emissions, fluctuation in transmission
properties and measurement uncertainties, it is appropriate to conduct a statistical analysis of
the levels determined.
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APPENDIX A
ESTIMATED AVERAGE BACKGROUND A-WEIGHTED SOUND PRESSURE
LEVELS (LA9 0,T) FOR DIFFERENT AREAS CONTAINING
RESIDENCES IN AUSTRALIA
(Informative)
This Appendix may only be used as a guideline. Whenever possible values of L A90,T shall
be measured in accordance with Clause 4.2.1. Where the measured values are obtainable,
this Appendix shall not be used.
NO TES:
1 The division into noise area categories is necessary in order to accommodate existing sound levels encountered at
residential sites in predominantly commercial or industrial districts, or in areas located close to main land transport
routes, i.e. road and rail.
2 The noise area category most appropriate should be selected irrespective of metropolitan or rural zoning and will
vary from location to location.
3 Some industrial and commercial sites are not predominant sources of high background sound levels.
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