Title An Analysis on the Subjective Responses according to Sound Characteristics in High-rise Residential Buildings
Authors Lee Sang-Woo ; Yoo Ho-Chun ; Cha Sang-Gon
Page pp.261-268
ISSN 12269093
Keywords High-rise Residential Buildings ; Floor Impact Sound ; Subjective Responses Analysis
Abstract Apartment housing is a widely-spread type in Korean housing market. Nevertheless, it has caused serious problems such as traditional community corruption, unsafe structure, defects and litigation from noise. Noise, especially in concrete structure for apartment housing, is hardly controlled in proper to prevent sound transmission between upper and lower families with existing system. In foreign countries, there are floating floor systems to enhance the noise control performance in multi-family housing. ??Therefore, this study aims to analyze subjective responses on sound characteristics in high-rise residential buildings. For the subjective evaluation on noise experienced high-rise residential buildings, it images of two high-rise residential buildings. Questionnaire surveys were conducted by five university students of architectural department and collected subjective response data using questionnaire were statistically analyzed by SPSS.