Sound in the military environment : detection, measurement and perception : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Massey University, Palmerston North campus, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Human Health. EMBARGOED until further notice.

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dc.contributor.authorRapley, Bruce Ian
dc.date.accessioned2013-11-26T21:46:08Z
dc.date.available2013-11-26T21:46:08Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThe sound environment in which we work and its effects on us has been the subject of considerable research over the last century. With the advances in technology and electronic engineering, increasingly sophisticated laboratory equipment has been developed that has been able to be applied to the biological sciences. Accordingly much progress has been made in understanding hearing in both man and animals. Although there is significant new information currently available, much of it has not yet filtered into the health and safety workplace management system. The continued reliance on the A-frequency weighting is one example where scientific progress has outstripped current management practice. This research sought to determine and measure the acoustic spectrum in various working scenarios within the New Zealand military, particularly in land transport that may amount to long periods for some soldiers. In addition the research included a pilot study of the effects of these sound environments on military personnel with respect to hearing and cognition. The research included a number of novel techniques including binaural manikins developed to quantify the sound within military vehicles, from a human perspective, utilising the latest SAM (Spectro-Acoustic Meter) technology. In addition, a water filled manikin (“Aquaman”) was constructed with internal sensors to determine the effects of external sound and vibration as transmitted into the human body. Comparison of spectra and energy levels facilitated modelling of the total sound absorbed by a human body. The research showed that in the military vehicles examined, the sound environment is neither homogeneous nor symmetrical and likely contributed to the hearing and cognition effects observed. As the research had to fit in with the New Zealand Army’s daily operations only a small number of participants was available at any one time. Further research with a larger population is necessary to qualify and quantify the initial results obtained from the pilot study.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/4896
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectNoise effectsen
dc.subjectMilitary noiseen
dc.subjectSoldiers' hearingen
dc.subjectSound measurementen
dc.subjectSound levelsen
dc.subjectMilitary vehicle noiseen
dc.titleSound in the military environment : detection, measurement and perception : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Massey University, Palmerston North campus, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Human Health. EMBARGOED until further notice.en
dc.typeThesisen
massey.contributor.authorRapley, Bruce Ianen
thesis.degree.grantorMassey Universityen
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)en
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