NOISE EXPOSURE AND CONTROL ON FIXED MARINE STRUCTURES

Machinery noise sources on drilling and producing platforms include engines, turbines, gears, generators, pumps and compressors. Noise transmission is both structureborne and airborne. Exposure evaluation requires consideration of work shifts ranging up to 12 hours per day, seven days in a row. Exposure time is not limited to the work shift for those who must live on the structure. The design problem is to avoid or eliminate excessive noise levels. If this is not feasible, noise levels are minimized both as to intensity and the physical area affected by use of quite machinery. Enclosure and/or other acoustical treatment is then used to bring exposure within acceptable limits. Examples of noise sources and control measures are illustrated by case histories.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Acoustical Publications, Incorporated

  27101 East Oviatt Road
  Bay Village, OH  United States  44140
• Authors:
  • Judd, S H
• Publication Date: 1977-5

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 20-24
• Serial:
  • SOUND AND VIBRATION
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Acoustical Publications, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0038-1810

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crew comfort; Engines; Gears; Health hazards; Machinery; Noise; Noise control; Noise sources; Offshore drilling platforms; Offshore platforms; Structural analysis
• Old TRIS Terms: Engine noise; Gear noise; Machinery noise; Marine platforms; Structure-borne noise
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Environment; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00168297
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 29 1978 12:00AM