Sponsor
Portland State University. Department of Speech Communication
First Advisor
James F. Maurer
Term of Graduation
Spring 1980
Date of Publication
5-9-1980
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.) in Speech Communication: Speech and Hearing Sciences
Department
Speech Communication
Language
English
Subjects
Noise control
DOI
10.15760/etd.2956
Physical Description
1 online resource (viii, 43 pages)
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility of measuring the insertion loss (attenuation) provided by cannon earplugs using the Knowles Electronics Manikin for Acoustic Research. Five earplugs were tested in a 90 dB sound field at discrete frequencies matching those published by NIOSH. Each plug was exposed to 10 trials. Results indicate an approximation between values obtained in the study and NIOSH published values. Some consistent differences tend to indicate that NIOSH values may overrate low frequency attenuation.
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Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/17609
Recommended Citation
Fairchild, Michael, "Insertion Loss Values of Earplugs" (1980). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 2964.
https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.2956
Comments
A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Speech Communication with emphasis in Speech Pathology and Audiology.
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