THE National Environment Management Council (NEMC) has renewed efforts to control environmental pollution caused by noise and vibrations following an increase in complaints in both urban and rural ...

An HVAC pro shares the most common reasons behind loud ducts.

BRAINTREE, Mass. — The crescendoing racket from an estimated 70,000 pickleball courts across the United States has generated bitter municipal fights, litigation, vandalism, acoustical mitigation ...

As urban centres expand and integrate with existing infrastructure, mitigating ground-borne vibration from railway operations presents a significant engineering challenge with direct impacts on nearby ...

Learn how vibration creates sound and how sound becomes music. Join musicians Jake and Esther in IN TUNE: EVERYDAY MUSIC as they explore the science behind sound. Through fun demonstrations and ...

You might not hear it coming, but noise is quietly becoming one of the most dangerous workplace hazards - studies show that nearly 33% of workers are at risk of experiencing hearing loss due to noise ...

Some home gym equipment is essential (like a set of weights or resistance bands). Then there are others to consider if you’re really curious—like the best vibration plates (or platforms that move up ...

Abstract: A high-frequency transformer (HFT) is the core component of a power electronic transformer, but the vibration and noise during normal operation of HFTs are severe. Therefore, this article ...

Dynamic vibration absorber (DVA) with large auxiliary mass has better control performance, but it is also more bulky. Therefore, the mass ratio (the ratio of auxiliary mass of DVA to mass of ...

In the first of a two-part series, the relationship between vehicle and track design is examined to understand how the affiliation can mitigate vibration and noise on rail transit systems. Vibration ...