Acoustical Evaluation of Combat Arms Firing Range, Patrick AFB, Florida

Abstract

An acoustical assessment was performed on the Combat Arms Firing Range at Patrick AFB in July 2013. It was determined that the noise in the firing range did not meet the definition of impulse noise in AFOSH Standard 48-20 due to acoustical reflections. Therefore, it was recommended that acoustical absorption be added to these side walls to reduce the reverberant field.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 26, 2013
Accession Number
ADA591828

Entities

People

  • Andrew T. Wells
  • Eric J. Sawvel
  • Gene F. Moll
  • Jerimiah M. Jackson

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Air Force
  • Engineering
  • Hearing Protection
  • Impulse Noise
  • Instructors
  • Materials
  • Microphones
  • Noise
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Protective Equipment
  • Pulse Analyzers
  • Reflection
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustics.
  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Proposed Air Force Base Actions.