Title

Analysis of Acoustical Characteristics and Some Recommendations for Different Educational Rooms

Journal title

Archives of Acoustics

Yearbook

2011

Volume

vol. 36

Issue

No 4

Authors

Escobar, Valentín ; Morillas, Juan

Keywords

room acoustics ; intelligibility ; reverberation time ; educational rooms

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Techniczne

Coverage

741-759

Publisher

Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Committee on Acoustics

Date

2011

Type

Artykuły / Articles

Identifier

DOI: 10.2478/v10168-011-0050-8

Source

Archives of Acoustics; 2011; vol. 36; No 4; 741-759

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