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Acoustical characterization of the underground chapels of the new Holy Trinity church in the Fatima shrine, Portugal

Detalhes bibliográficos
Resumo:	This paper presents the interior acoustic characterization of the Chapels of Reconciliation, underground chapels of the new Holy Trinity church in Fatima, Portugal. The results of in situ measurements are presented regarding Reverberation Time, RASTI (with and without the use of sound reinforcement system), sound levels and NC of the HVAC equipment and airborne sound insulation indexes between chapels. The results are compared with Portuguese Catholic churches of similar volume and the subjective opinion of users of these chapels is analyzed.
Assunto:	Acústica, Engenharia civil Acoustics, Civil engineering
País:	Portugal
Tipo de documento:	livro
Tipo de acesso:	Aberto
Instituição associada:	Repositório Aberto da Universidade do Porto
Idioma:	inglês
Origem:	Repositório Aberto da Universidade do Porto

Descrição
Resumo:	This paper presents the interior acoustic characterization of the Chapels of Reconciliation, underground chapels of the new Holy Trinity church in Fatima, Portugal. The results of in situ measurements are presented regarding Reverberation Time, RASTI (with and without the use of sound reinforcement system), sound levels and NC of the HVAC equipment and airborne sound insulation indexes between chapels. The results are compared with Portuguese Catholic churches of similar volume and the subjective opinion of users of these chapels is analyzed.