The paper presents a comparative experimental evaluation of the traditional
(continuous stationary) and the improved (time-distributed) methods of noise level
measurement in a small industrial zone. The study was carried out in the Yakkasaray small
industrial zone of Tashkent on a regular 50-metre measurement grid, with both methods
applied in parallel at identical points. The mean difference between the methods amounted
to 1.26 dB for the A-weighted equivalent level and 1.04 dB for the C-weighted level,
remaining within the technical accuracy limit of ±1.5 dB specified by IEC 61672. The
improved method increased the efficiency of noise source detection within a 50-metre radius
by 63.6 per cent and reduced labour costs twentyfold. On this basis the method is
recommended for acoustic monitoring practice.
ndustrial noise, acoustic monitoring, measurement grid, equivalent noise level, IEC 61672, noise source detection, labour costs, noise map.
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