Evaluation of the architectural pattern of the houses in Tabriz's railway neighborhood from the perspective of acoustic comfort
Subject Areas : nosie pollutionNazanin Gholipoor Seghaiesh 1 , Hassan Ebrahimi Asl 2 * , Solmaz Babazadeh Oskouei 3 , Hassan sattari Sarbangholi 4
1 - PhD Student in Architecture, Jolfa International Branch, Islamic Azad University, Jolfa, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, Jolfa International Branch, Islamic Azad University, Jolfa, Iran. *(Corresponding Author)
3 - - Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, Oskou Branch, Islamic Azad University, Oskou, Iran.
4 - Associate Professor, Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran.
Keywords: Architectural, Sound comfort, Sound pollution, Tabriz city.,
Abstract :
Background and Objective: Sound comfort is one of the important requirements in the design of houses. It shows the effects of sounds pollution or unpleasant environment, especially on health (mental health disorders in houses or domestic houses). The purpose of the present research is to evaluate the architectural pattern of the houses in Rah-Ahan district of Tabriz from the perspective of acoustic comfort.
Material and Methodology: The current research method is descriptive-analytical. The statistical population of the research is 32,936 residents of the Tabriz railway neighborhood. The sample size was 380 people using Cochran's formula. For the validity of the questions, face validity was used and Cronbach's alpha was used for reliability. For data analysis, SPSS software and numerical fuzzy TOPSIS technique were used.
Findings: The results showed that in terms of the ranking of the kois in terms of acoustic discomfort, ithad koi got the first place with a weight of 0.822, followed by Babak koi with a weight of 0.751 and Ostadshahriar with a weight of 0.627. And they got the third. Also, the results showed that by using double-glazed windows, as well as double-glazed walls and double-glazed shutters, the amount of noise pollution in Tabriz's railway neighborhood was reduced.
Discussion and Conclusion: As a result, it is possible to reduce the noise pollution to a great extent by using proper design and use of form, facade and materials in terms of architectural acoustics in Tabriz Railway neighborhood and help to improve the quality of sound comfort of the residents.
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